Cut the desired number of washed acorn squash in half, crosswise or lengthwise, then scrape out seeds and stingy portion. (One squash serves two.) In each hollow, place:

1 tsp. brown sugar or honey or maple syrup
1 tsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt

Then bake them in a covered baking pan, the bottom of which is covered with 1/4 inch hot water, in a moderately hot oven of 400 degrees for 1 hour. Remove the cover during the last half hour of baking so that the brown sugar will go down into the meaty squash.