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THE CHINESE COOK BOOK

STUFFED SQUASH


YUNG

CHIN

GUAR

1 squash
3 pounds pike, ground
2 tablespoonfuls Chinese ham dice
2 Chinese onions, diced
½ cup salted almonds, diced

(a) Put the pike in a small amount of salt water and stir for ½ hour. Then mix with the ham, onions, and almonds.

(b) Remove the seeds from the squash and fill with the pike, ham, etc. Fry in boiling oil until yellow.

(c) Cook in primary soup for ½ hour.

(d) Add a gravy made of Chinese sauce, a few drops of sesamum-seed oil, sweet sauce, and cornstarch.

Garnish with parsley.