Licee Robichaux's Candied Cushaw

Ingredients:
1 cushaw squash, cut into 3 inch squares
2 sticks butter
5 lbs sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 quart water

Directions:
Mix water, butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Place cushaw squares rind down in baking dish. Pour mixture over cushaw squares. Bake in 350 degree oven until mixture boils. Turn squares over, baste and bake until candied. (3 hours)