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Spicy Stewed Pumpkin


Title: Spicy Stewed Pumpkin
Categories: Vegetables, Low-cal
Yield: 4 Servings

1 c Water
1/4 c Vinegar
1 sm Cinnamon stock
1 sm Piece fresh ginger
4 Cloves
Noncal. sweetener to taste
4 c Pumpkin, cubed

Recipe from East Germany. High in Vitamin A.

In a saucepan, combine ingredients except pumpkin and boil for a few
minutes. Peel, seed and cube the pumpkin (save seeds to roast for a
snack). Drop the pumpkin cubes into the saucepan with spices. Cook gently
until fork-tender, stirring frequently. Divide into 4 equal servings.
Serve warm or cold.

1 serving, 63 calories, 1 starch/bread exchange 16 grams carbohydrate, 2 gm
protein, fat negligible, 3 gm fiber 395 mg potassium, 9 mg sodium, 0
cholesterol

Source: Diabetic Cooking from Around the World by Vilma L. Chantiles 1989
ISBN 0-06-016057-8 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini