Halloween Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 lb.) pumpkin
2 lb. ground beef
2 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped green pepper
2 minced garlic
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 can pitted black olives, chopped
1 can kidney beans
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
4 beaten eggs

Preparation

Cut top from pumpkin and clean out.
Brown beef and onion. Add green pepper and garlic.
Cook 1 minute longer.
Add remaining ingredients.
Spoon into pumpkin.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Do not parboil pumpkin or brush outside with oil.
Cook with top off.