On 29/10/2012 4:03 PM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if the majority of posters think pumpkin pie is better
> using cooked fresh pumpkin, instead of the canned pumpkin?
>
> My mother always cooked the fresh and prepared it for our holiday pies,
> and would never eat p. pie, if she knew it was made from canned.
> Personally I can't see any difference in the flavor, or texture, but the
> color is a little lighter made with fresh pumpkin. I have always used
> the Libby's brand, which has shrunk in size by 1 oz., but it doesn't
> seem to make any difference. I DON'T care for the pumpkin pie mix at
> all.
>
> I like pumpkin pie to be the texture of a thick custard and quite spicy.
> I don't care for bland pie with a soft and creamy consistency, and I
> don't care for pumpkin chiffon pie, or in layers, such as with
> mincemeat, etc. I just want a 'good' piece of pie with a big spoonful of
> real whipped cream on top and none of that frozen whipped topping stuff!
>
> Years ago I combined several recipes to come up with exactly the right
> taste that pleased my taste buds. Dang! now I'm hungry for pumpkin
> pie...think I'll go make one! 
>
I made a few pumpkin pies from scratch using real pumpkin. I liked them
but my wife objected to the texture. It was admittedly stringy. Maybe if
I had put it through a blender it would have been more acceptable to
her. It is a lot of work to prepare the pumpkin and since the results
were questionable to some people, I don't bother any more. I just open a
can of pumpkin and add that.
My SiL makes a pumpkin chiffon pie, basically layers of pumpkin and
whipped cream. It's pretty good but she recently decided not to bother
any more. It is a lot of work to make it because you gave to do it in
stages, letting each layer set before adding the next. She noticed that
whenever she brought it to a function where there were also apple pies
and regular pumpkin pies there was always more of her pie leftover than
others. Since I am lactose intolerant and am not supposed to eat
whipped cream, I had an excuse. It was good, but I jsut could not eat
much of it.