1 Sugar pumpkin, 4-5 pounds
2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoon Dry mustard
2 tablespoons Rendered fat
1 lb Ground buffalo, venison or beef
1 Medium onion, chopped
1 cup Cooked wild rice
3 Eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon Crushed, dried sage
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
Yield: 6 Servings
Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Cut the top off the pumpkin and remove strings and seeds. Reserve seeds for another use. Prick the cavity with a fork and rub with 1 teaspoon salt and the mustard. Heat fat in a large skillet, add meat and onion and saute over medium-high heat until browned. Off the heat, stir in wild rice, eggs, remaining salt, sage and pepper. Stuff pumpkin with the meat mixture. Place 1/2 inch water in the bottom of a shallow baking pan. Put pumpkin in the pan and bake for 1-1/2 hours, or until tender. Add more water to the pan as necessary to avoid sticking. To serve, cut pumpkin into wedges, giving each person pumpkin and stuffing.