Chayote Relleno

Ingredients

3 chayotes
1/2 c almonds
1/2 c sugar
3 eggs
1 tb brandy
1 ts vanilla
2 tb milk
1 pn nutmeg
1 1/2 pound sponge cake
2 topping
1/2 c golden sultana
3 tb slivered almonds
1 c softly whipped cream
1/2 shell
1 1/2 left over

Instructions

slivered almonds and reserved cake crumbs over the tops. Bake stuffed shells for 30 minutes. Pour remaining pudding mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 25 minutes. Serve warm, topped with whipped cream. Serves 6 lucky people. (The pudding loaf serves 4.) Note: I cheat and buy a frozen pound cake to use for this recipe. PER SERVING: 420 calories, 10 g protein, 54 g carbohydrate, 20 g fat (7 g saturated), 192 mg cholesterol, 141 mg sodium, 3 g fiber. From an article by Jacquiline Higuera McMahan in the San Francisco Chronicle, 6/2/93.