dsi1 wrote:
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> On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 11:59:33 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> > On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 4:17:39 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > >
> > > I have made pie out of fresh pumpkins. You think how great it's all going to be and then it turns out watery, stringy, and just plain weird. I would never try that again.
> > >
> > Did you/do you use sugar pumpkins? They're small and are what is used for making
> > pumpkin pies.
>
> No I did not. That's probably where I went wrong. OTOH, making that pumpkin pie pretty much took all the wind out of my sails. My days of messing with pumpkins are over.

Well, I DID make pumpkin pies from scratch twice. Both times
using the jack-o-lantern kind of pumpkins. They work fine. Don't
let anyone tell you they are not good for pies. They certainly
are.

Pain in the ass to use though. This is why I switched to sweet
potato pies. Same taste if you use the same spice mix.