"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:26:14 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
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>> 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.
>
> Regular grocery stores here don't have any choice other than Libby's.
> The only time I would call the pumpkin runny is if I buy the big can
> of pumpkin "filling" with seasonings in it that's meant to make only
> one pie... that one pours out. The regular can of pumpkin has to be
> scooped out with a rubber spatula.
>
> --
Yep, the regular can of Libby's pumpkin is solid pack and has to be scooped
out of the can. I've never heard of One Pie but then again I've never
looked for it since I don't bake pie I use canned pumpkin to make soup
from time to time and definitely don't want pie spices in it. LOL I know
it's older than 2007. The label lists the ingredients as "pumpkin".

The only reason I can think that Jean's pie filling now says it contains
cornstarch is they knew it needed a thickener. Don't you hate when they
change something you've been using for years?

Jill