Pumpkin Pie

This is also a traditional recipe, dating back to the 19th century (see the recipe: Potato dessert)

Recipe

Slice very thinly some nice floury pumpkin. Cut some slices of white bread, and butter them on both sides.

Put a layer of sliced pumpkin into a pie-dish, sprinkle with sugar and very little pounded [ground] cinnamon, then a layer of buttered bread slices, and repeat the process until the dish is full. The last layer will be bread slices and finish off with sprinkled sugar and cinnamon.

Pour over some melted tail fat (sheep tail fat) [melted butter] and cover the dish to keep in the steam.

Bake in a moderate oven.

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Baked Courgettes with Cheddar

Ingredients

• 4 courgettes (zucchini)

• 2 tablespoon grated Cheddar cheese

• 2 tablespoon butter

• Salt and ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ⁰C (350 ⁰F). Slice the courgettes in half, lengthways. Butter a shallow baking dish and arrange the courgettes, cut side up, inside the dish.

2. Sprinkle the cheese over the courgettes, and sprinkle over a few pats of butter.

3. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the courgettes are tender and the cheese is bubbling and golden brown.

Serve immediately. 

Danie de Villiers - Freelance Writer

Honeyed Carrots

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped carrots

• 2 tablespoons honey

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• ¼ teaspoon grated lemon rind

• ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard

Method

1. Bring one cup of water to a boil in a one-quart saucepan. Add the carrots, cover, lower the heat to medium-high and cook for about 10 minutes or until the carrots are tender. Drain and set aside.

2. In the same pan, add the honey, lemon juice, lemon rind and mustard. Bring to a boil. Add the carrots back into the pan and combine well, making sure the carrots are coated with the honey sauce.

3. Cover the pan, lower the heat to medium, and cook the carrots with the sauce for 3 minutes or until the carrots are heated through and covered with the sauce.

Danie de Villiers - Freelance writer