The Other Guy > wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:02:27 -0500, Dave Smith >

>>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.

>Then you're obviously cooking for heathens.

I have no experience making pumpkin pies from fresh pumpkin,
but I can relate that the "zucca al forno" I've had in
Italian restaurants tastes far better than does the filling
of a typical pumpkin pie.

(Maybe it's leaving out the pumpkin pie spice that does it...)

Steve