Stuffed Mirliton - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 mirlitons
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4 tablespoons margarine or 4 tablespoons butter
1/4 lb ham, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1/2 loaf stale French bread
1 dash thyme
black pepper

Preparation

Simmer mirlitons until tender.
Cut each in half, remove seeds and carefully spoon out pulp.
Set aside.
Saute onion, garlic& margarine until tender.
Add french bread that has been soaked in water and squeezed until almost dry, then chopped.
Cook a few minutes, then add thyme& parsley, continue to cook another 5 minutes.
Add mirliton that has been chopped& mashed.
Add salt& pepper.
Cook 12-15 minutes, then add ham.
Cook 8-10 minutes.
Put in greased casserole dish& top with bread crumbs.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
1/4 lb.
shrimp or 3-4 slices of bacon can be substituted for the ham.