jmcquown wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:26:14 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> 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

Very odd. The watery Libby's must really have been a fluke
though. The norm with One Pie was that, as you say, one would
have to pry it out of the can--and also add the milk gradually
until it loosened up a bit. It was REALLY solid. This can of One
Pie (and the Libby's I used--I need to go back and see whether I
can find my post and figure out the year it happened) poured out
of the can. Ugh.

--
Jean B.