Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     3/4         pound  pumpkinor any winer squash
     1/4           cup  water
                        salt
  2                     eggs
  4               cups  flour
  4        tablespoons  butter
     1/2           cup  freshly grated parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Put the cubed pumpkin into a deep saucepan. add wayer and season with a pinch of salt. Cook slowly stirring from tim to time, for about 20 minutes, or until pumpkin cubes are reduced to a pulp. Mash the pumpkin or puree it through a sieve or food mill. Let the puree cool, then add the eggs and enough flour tp produce a paste that is thick enough to hold its shape on a spoon. Drop small spoonfuls of the paste into boiling salted water and cook until the dumplings rise to the surface. Remove dumplings from water with a skimmer and serve in butter and parmesan cheese.

Nutritional Information:

393 Calories (kcal); 10g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 64g Carbohydrate; 83mg Cholesterol; 98mg Sodium