Out of fairness to Libby's, I feel I should make this post. Some
years ago, I am pretty sure I posted here about using Libby's
canned pumpkin as vs. my usual beloved One Pie Pumpkin. I was
appalled to see how runny the Libby's pumpkin was compared to the
One Pie that I always used. I now have a stockpile of One Pie
Pumpkin and must assume that the oldest cans were from later in
the same season that I bought the Libby's product. MUCH to my
dismay, the pumpkin in that can (packed in 2008) was very watery!
I was most negatively surprised. (I compensated by cutting back
on the liquid in the pie and adding more of the (also watery)
sweet potato puree that I had started using to compensate for the
missing ounce of pumpkin. BUT, because of my cold and inability
to taste and smell things, I have no idea how the pie came out.
It did seem a bit less solid when I cut it, but that may have
merely been my imagination.

I also will mention that I was looking at the One Pie label and
saw there was cornstarch in the product. I am wondering when that
came to pass. Does anyone have really old cans to look at? Also
I could swear that the older (pre-1998) labels stated "solid
pack". The labels on all of my cans lack that designation. I
guess I'm going to have to cook the primary ingredient myself the
next time.
--
Jean B.