Layered Salad Deluxe

Ingredients

• 2 lg Acorn squash about 2.25 lbs
• 1/2 pk Buttermilk mayonnaise salad
• 1 c Plus 2 tablespoons water;
• 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 pk (10-oz) frozen English peas;
• 1 c Mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1 md Head lettuce; torn
• 1/8 ts Pepper
• Lemon wedges and fresh mint;
• 2 tb Lemon juice
• 1 tb Butter or margarine
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 1 lb Fresh spinach; torn
• 6 Hard-cooked eggs; sliced
• 1 lb Bacon; cooked, crumbled
• 1/2 c Sour cream
• 1 cn (8-oz) water chestnuts;
• Chopped fresh parsley