Old Fashioned Cushaw Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. cooked cushaw (pumpkin may be used)
1 stick butter
1 c. cream
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 whole nutmeg, grated
2 unbaked pie shells

Preparation

Cook cushaw in water until tender.
Drain.
Add the butter, sugar and cream, beating with mixer after each addition.
Add eggs and salt.
Pour into crusts.
Grate nutmeg on top.
(You have to use whole nutmeg, freshly grated, to get the right flavor.
A basic cream pie with a cup of cushaw added is also delicious.) Bake old fashioned pie at 350\u00b0 until filling sets.