Gary > wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>

That is just not true. I can clearly taste the difference between pumpkin
pie and sweet potato pie, even when using the exact same recipe. Pumpkin
pie is one of my favorites, but I find sweet potato pie vile.