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Default pumpkin pie with condensed milk

Food SnobŪ wrote:
> On Nov 23, 7:46 pm, Tara > wrote:
>> I bought a can of Kroger brand pumpkin for my Thanksgiving pumpkin
>> pie. The recipe on the back calls for a can of condensed milk, with
>> instructions for substituting evaporated milk and sugar. I plan on
>> following the evaporated milk plan, as that is how the Libby's recipe
>> reads, but I am interested in the condensed milk recipe. Has anyone
>> ever tried it?

>
> Canned pumpkin, canned milk, I'd bet a dollar to a dime that there's a
> frozen case piecrust involved too. It's goshdarned Thanksgiving.
> It's not just a holiday, but the one where food is most front and
> center. Don't you take any pride in your cooking?


There's nothing wrong with using canned pumpkin. Having made many
pumpkin pies, only two with cooked pumpkin and the rest with canned, I
can say that those made from cans went over better.