Spicy stewed pumpkin

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Water
¼ cup Vinegar
1 small Cinnamon stock
1 small Piece fresh ginger
4 Cloves
Noncal. sweetener to taste
4 cups Pumpkin, cubed

Directions

Recipe from East Germany. High in Vitamin A.

In a saucepan, combine ingredients except pumpkin and boil for a few minutes. Peel, seed and cube the pumpkin (save seeds to roast for a snack). Drop the pumpkin cubes into the saucepan with spices. Cook gently until fork-tender, stirring frequently. Divide into 4 equal servings. Serve warm or cold.

1 serving, 63 calories, 1 starch/bread exchange 16 grams carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, fat negligible, 3 gm fiber 395 mg potassium, 9 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol Source: Diabetic Cooking from Around the World by Vilma L. Chantiles 1989 ISBN 0-06-016057-8 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93.

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