On 26/11/2011 4:23 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:38:08 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 26/11/2011 2:16 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>
>>> For me, fresh pumpkin pie was a by-product of Halloween - so I only
>>> used field pumpkins.
>> The only pumpkin pie that ever made that my wife did not like was the
>> one I made from scratch with a real pumpkin. It had a stringy texture.
>> It didn't bother me at all and it tasted great, but the texture was
>> disagreeable to her.
>
> You must not have cooked it long enough or squashed it well enough, I
> dunno. I never had that problem and I did it at least three different
> times.
>
I don't know what I did wrong. I cooked it a good long time. I whipped
it with the beaters. It tasted food, but it was a little stringy. Not a
problem for me, but my wife objected to the texture. She also hates the
stringiness of rhubarb, which she eats occasionally and reluctantly.

Pumpkins used to be dirt cheap. They are now quite expensive, and since
the one I made from scratch was not well received, I will save the work
and the money and open up a can. And that's coming from someone who
uses very few canned products.