Title: Butternut sausage puff
 Categories: Eggs, Main dishes, Taste of ho, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 c  Hot mashed butternut squash
      3    Eggs; separated
    1/4 c  All-purpose flour
    1/4 c  Minced fresh parsley
      2 tb Butter or margarine
      2 ts Finely chopped onion
      2 ts Lemon juice
    1/2 ts Dried thyme
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 lb Bulk pork sausage; cooked
           -and drained
           Fresh thyme; optional
 
  In a bowl, combine squash, egg yolks, flour, parsley, butter, onion,
  lemon juice, thyme and salt; mix until well blended. Stir in sausage.
  Cool for 10 minutes. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until
  stiff peaks form; fold into squash mixture. Pour into a greased and
  floured 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 45-50
  minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  Garnish with thyme if desired. Yield: 4-6 servings.
  
  NOTES : "Any brunch is extra-special when this hearty souffle is
  included. The thyme and sausage are perfect complements to the
  delicately sweet butternut squash."-Betty Humiston, Greenwich, New
  York Recipe