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Honey-Spice Acorn Squash

By: Alpha Wilson

"'I've made this simple side dish for more than 35 years,' says Alpha Wilson of Roswell, New Mexico. Cinnamon and ginger give a nice spiced flavor to the moist tender squash halves. You can use up the extra squash in the two recipes that follow."

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
1 Hr 10 Min

Ready In:
1 Hr 25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 medium acorn squash

Directions

In a bowl, combine the honey, butter, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Cut squash in half; discard the seeds. Fill squash halves with butter mixture. Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Cover and bake at 375 degrees F for 1 hour or until squash is tender. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer.
Serve four squash halves. Drain and discard butter mixture from remaining squash; mash. Refrigerate squash for another use.