Squash Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter or margarine
5 egg yolks
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 qt. evaporated milk (1/2 evaporated milk and 1/2 water)
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder (if using plain flour)
5 squash
1 tsp. vanilla
5 stiffly beaten egg whites
5 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Boil squash until it can be mashed.
Drain the squash; melt butter in hot squash.
In a separate bowl, combine egg yolks, 1 1/2 cups sugar, flour and vanilla.
Stir well and add evaporated milk and water; add to squash and mix well.
Bake in moderate oven (350\u00b0) until firm, about 1 hour.
Remove from heat.