All squashes can be cooked whole. Wash first to remove sand. Place on bake ware (aluminum pie plate/ cookie sheet/glass pie plate) that has a lip to catch juices as cooking. Squash can be pricked first with a meat skewer. Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake until a meat skewer/knife tip/fork tines can be easily inserted – just as you would test a baked potato. When done cut squash in half from the stem end. Scoop out seeds and dispose. Squash can be eaten in the shell or scooped out as desired. Mix with salt pepper, maple syrup/brown sugar as desired or follow your favourite recipe.