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      Title: Beef In Costume For Halloween
 Categories: Halloween
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
      4 lb Whole pumpkin
      1 lb Lean ground beef
      1 c  Onion; chopped
           Cooking oil
    1/3 c  Red pepper; chopped
    1/3 c  Green pepper; chopped
      1 cl Garlic; minced
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Thyme
    1/4 ts Pepper
  7 1/2 oz Can ripe olives; pitted
      8 oz Can tomato sauce
      2    Eggs; beaten
 
  Cut top from pumpkin; scrape out seeds and fibers. Simmer in salted
  water to cover for 20 to 25 minutes or until almost tender. Drain.
  Brown beef and onion. Add peppers and garlic. Cook 1 minute. Remove
  from heat, stir in remaining ingredients. Spoon into pumpkin. Place
  "lid" on top. Brush pumpkin with oil.
  
  Bake at 350 F for 1 hour.
  
  Let stand 10 minutes.
  
  Cut into edges to serve.
 
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