Honey-baked Squash

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Pinion Estate in Mesquite, Texas in 1994.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2 small acorn squash halved width wise and deseeded
 * 3 tablespoons butter
 * 3 ounces honey
 * 4 ounces dried figs chopped
 * 1 ounce chopped almonds
 * ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Place squash cut sides down in shallow ovenproof dish and add enough boiling water to come to a depth of ½ inch.
 * 3) Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes.
 * 4) Place butter in a small saucepan and melt over low heat then add the honey, figs, almonds, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well.
 * 5) Carefully pour off water from baking tin containing squash and turn squash cut sides up.
 * 6) Fill the hollows with fig mixture then return to the oven uncovered and bake 15 minutes longer.
 * 7) Serve immediately.