Pumpkin Pies in the Fall....

I SO Love this place! I've been into the conversation about Halloween and enjoyed all the comments from different parts of the world on how it is celebrated or not! The chat mentioned the use vs. waste of pumpkins at Halloween. I am amazed that many of our Cute Sisters in the UK have not seen canned pumpkin on their grocery shelves. Here in the US, Thanksgiving and Christmas are known for the many pumpkin and other kind of pies made to celebrate the Holidays! I grew up with Mom using canned pumpkin to make our pies with. I made some from "scratch" using fresh pumpkin and there is a big difference in the pies. Fresh pumpkin is a lot lighter in color and consistancy and I found that using canned pumpkin makes for much tastier (and easier to make) pumpkin pies! This is the time of year for many pumpkin recipies to be made for pumpkin breads, muffins, pancakes and pies and many other things. I'm pretty sure most folks use the canned pumpkin as it takes forever to cook down fresh pumpkin. There has always been canned pumpkin (as long as I can remember anyway) and it feels like our UK Sisters are missing out on a good thing. I hope the grocery stores across the pond start to offer the product as it is very versatile and makes delicious foods! Meri