Revelutionary Times Mashed Pumpkin

Submitted by abraham r.

"a mashed pumpkin recipe from the collonial times through the american revolution"

 

• Ready In: 49mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 small pumpkin
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon ginger

directions

1. preheat oven to 325 degrees.use paper towel or napkin dabbed with 1 tablespoon butter or margarine to lightly grease pan.
2. wash pumpkin,cut pumpkin in half crosswise,someone else will need to hold the pumpkin.
3. use spoon to scoop out seeds.dicard seeds.
4. place the pumpkin halves,cut-side down, on pan. be sure to use a pan with sides because pumpkin juices may ooze out.
5. bake pumpkin 45 minutes or until fork easily pierces the fleshy part.cool 10 minutes.
6. peel the skin off the pumpkin with a sharp knife.
7. put pumpkin in a bowl.
8. mash pumpkin withpotato masher or fork.
9. stir in 4 tablespoons butter,1/4 cup vinegar & 1 teaspoon ginger.
10. serve hot.