Maple Glazed Acorn Squash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 acorn squash (1 1/2 pounds each)
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon mace

Preparation

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
Butter a baking dish.
Cut top and bottom off squash.
Slice crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices.
Use a cookie cutter to cut out center seeds.
Arrange squash in baking dish.
Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until bubbly; pour over squash.
Bake, basting occasionally, until tender, 30 minutes.
If squash needs browning, turn up heat in broiler; broil until lightly glazed.