On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:36:33 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:48:22 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:17:15 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:58:46 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>> >
>> >> think I'd start with a fresh pumpkin or apples.
>> >
>> >Apples don't need to be processed other than cutting when starting
>> >with fresh so that's not an issue. Pumpkin, the one we call pumpkin,
>> >needs to be cooked first and then lots and lots of drain to get a nice
>> >solid puree (takes at least 24 hours and the longer, the better) -
>> >otherwise the pie is loose and sloppy. BTDT, over it. I'm not
>> >pretending to be a back to basics Little Suzy Homemaker and prefer to
>> >open a can to eliminate two days of pumpkin preparation.
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure why I find canned pumpkin strange. But everybody would
>> >> probably find canned apple or orange or cabbage strange. Maybe because
>> >> they're so cheap and easily available fresh that they don't seem worth
>> >> canning?
>> >
>> >They aren't available year round, so there's no chance of starting
>> >with fresh and what needs to be done to get a half way decent pie
>> >takes too much time - so reasonable people (who just want to make a
>> >d*man pie or quick bread fast) open a can. I'm actually shocked you
>> >don't use canned pumpkin down under. Do you never eat pumpkin pie?
>>
>> I've never seen pumpkin pie or canned pumpkin. The only way I've ever
>> had pumpkin is baked in the oven as the vegetable component of dinner.
>>
>> >For the record, canned cabbage is called sauerkraut and nobody finds
>> >it strange. Mandarin oranges are canned and you'll also find apple
>> >pie filling on the store shelf.
>>
>> For the record, cabbage isn't sauerkraut, mandarins aren't oranges and
>> apple pie isn't an apple.
>
>Did you forget that you wrote "But everybody would probably find
>canned apple or orange or cabbage strange"?

No.

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Bruce