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

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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.