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> On Nov 25, 2020, at 5:41 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > > You’re not sharing the recipe with us, are you. Jaime would share. At least > give us some food porn. > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 6:36 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] pumpkin pie questions > > I have a special recipe that had its origins from the one on the back of the > Libby's can. It has evolved over the years, and now all my relatives will > only eat the pies I make. We call it "Bill's Enhanced Pumpkin Pie" (TM) > > If we're doing a big do with all the rels, I will make 2 pies. This year I'm > making one for tomorrow. I will make 3 or 4 more as the holidays move along. > I had one 15 oz can left over from last year because we buy a mixture of the > 29 oz and 15 oz, and sometimes I have one or two left over. This year, the > store I went to had zero cans of any size. Good thing I had a spare. > > I don't think it will ever go bad; at least not for a decade or so. > > Where I grew up in Illinois was just a couple miles from the plant where > Libby's packed all the pumpkin. At least for the midwest (Morton Illinois). > Almost every year the elementary classes I was in would do a field trip to > the Libby's pumpkin plant, and we would all get a big can to take home with > us. > > The wife & I scored a 7 lb turkey for just the two of us. Put it in brine for > soaking until tomorrow. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > On 11/25/2020 4:25 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > - Why (in the year of smaller Thanksgiving gatherings) can I only find > Libby’s pumpkin in 29 oz cans? (I didn’t wait until the last minute either) > - Do most people make 2 pies anyway? > - They had store brand pumpkin in 15 oz cans, but who makes the store brand > pumpkin? I thought Libby had a lock on it. Is it Chinese “pumpkin”? > - All the recipes (and pie crusts) call for 9 inch pie pans, why do I have > one 8.5 inch and two 9.5 inch? > - I decided to make one 8.5 and one 9.5, was that the right decision? I had > to kind of short-sheet the 9.5. Sorry, I’m not making pie crust from scratch. > - How would I make pumpkin pie if they stopped printing the recipe on the > can? (same with green bean casserole and chocolate chip cookies) > - The pumpkin has a best by date of Nov. 2022, should I be stocking up? Can > you make anything other than pie with it? > - I should ignore the expiration dates on the ground ginger and cloves, > right? The cinnamon I use up, but how much ginger and cloves can you use? > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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