Name: Dinner in a Pumpkin II
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Sugar pumpkin - 1 small; Onions, chopped - 2; Diced celery - 2 cups; Shortening - ¼ cup; Lean ground beef - 5 pounds; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Ketchup - 1 (20 ounce) bottle; Crushed garlic - 3 cloves; Salt - 5 teaspoons; Worcestershire sauce - 3 tablespoons; Tomato sauce - 2 (15 ounce) cans; Soy sauce - ¼ cup; Mushrooms, drained - 1 (4.5 ounce) can; Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons; Condensed cream of celery soup - 1 (10.75 ounce) can; Cooked white rice - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Dinner in a Pumpkin II

1. Sugar pumpkin 1 small

2. Onions, chopped 2

3. Diced celery 2 cups

4. Shortening ¼ cup

5. Lean ground beef 5 pounds

6. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

7. Ketchup 1 (20 ounce) bottle

8. Crushed garlic 3 cloves

9. Salt 5 teaspoons

10. Worcestershire sauce 3 tablespoons

11. Tomato sauce 2 (15 ounce) cans

12. Soy sauce ¼ cup

13. Mushrooms, drained 1 (4.5 ounce) can

14. Brown sugar 2 tablespoons

15. Condensed cream of celery soup 1 (10.75 ounce) can

16. Cooked white rice 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Dinner in a Pumpkin II

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 Degrees C). Cut off top of pumpkin, scrape out seeds and pith.

2 . Stage

In a large deep skillet, saute vegetables in 1/4 cup shortening until soft. Add beef; cook and crumble until evenly brown. Add the pepper, ketchup, garlic, salt, Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce. Simmer 15-20 minutes.

3 . Stage

In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of the beef mixture, soy sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar, soup and rice. Mix well, pour into pumpkin and replace lid. Cover and freeze remaining beef mixture.

4 . Stage

Place filled pumpkin on a baking sheet and bake for one hour or until pumpkin is tender. As you serve dinner, be sure to scoop out a little of the cooked pumpkin too.