Acorn Squash Soup from Soup: A Way of Life by Barbara Kafka

Ingredients

• 4 cups (1 l) Basic Chicken Stock or commercial chicken broth
• 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed, peeled, and very finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground mace
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 small acorn squash, halved, peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch (5-cm) chunks
• 2 to 3 teaspoons kosher salt, or less if using commercial broth
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste