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Pork Chops and Acorn Squash – Recipe

Oct 26th, 2009 by admin | 3

This recipe is from the How to Enjoy Speed Cooking cookbook published around 1949.  What a perfect fall meal if you update this recipe with local, pastured pork, and locally grown acorn squash!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons shortening, fat, or salad oil
  • 6 – 1 inch thick pork chops
  • Salt
  • 12 cloves
  • 12 prunes
  • 6 apricots
  • 1/2 cup orange juice

Place shortening in large skillet on 8-inch unit.  Heat on HI. (notes for GE electric range)

Add chops to skillet, switch to SECOND and saute until brown on both sides. Sprinkle with salt.

Cut unpared squash crosswise in six 1-inch slices; remove seeds.  Place on chops.

Press clove into each prune. Arrange prunes and apricots in center of squash slices.

Add orange juice. Cover; cook until steam escapes freely. Switch to Lo; cook 45 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.

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3 Comments on “Pork Chops and Acorn Squash – Recipe”

  1. On October 26th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
    Jim Sincock said:

    New retro, vintage cool recipe on our site! A Fall favorite. Pork Chops and Acorn Squash – Recipe | The Retro Cookbook http://ow.ly/wJSt

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  2. On October 27th, 2009 at 1:49 am
    Retro Cookbook said:

    New retro, vintage cool recipe on our site! A Fall favorite. Pork Chops and Acorn Squash – Recipe | The Retro Cookbook http://ow.ly/wJSt

  3. On October 27th, 2009 at 1:49 am
    Jim Sincock said:

    New retro, vintage cool recipe on our site! A Fall favorite. Pork Chops and Acorn Squash – Recipe | The Retro Cookbook http://ow.ly/wJSt

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