Mom Talk: It’s a Pumpkin-astrophe!
Post by Jessica R.
Because of the less-than-stellar pumpkin growing weather conditions this year, pumpkin crops were not as plentiful as farmers had hoped. While this didn’t mean much in regards to the bounty of Jack-O-Lanterns that lined doorstops this past October, it does mean you might not have pumpkin pie on your plate this Thursday.
That’s right. There’s a canned pumpkin shortage!
Let’s not panic and storm the nearest grocery store now. There are alternatives. Or you could just skip all that pumpkiny goodness this year. (Oh, who am I kidding?)
- Go with fresh pumpkins. People say that once you’ve had pie made from fresh pumpkins you’ll never go back. Visit All Recipes for a great fresh pumpkin recipe!
- Use frozen winter squash puree—same color, same consistency and apparently same taste.
- If you’re looking for pumpkin puree for breads or muffins, some say you can use sweet potatoes instead. Always worth a try!
- Uh… have a different kind of pie? Or something else all together? Come on, it’s not like the kids even like pumpkin pie anyway..
Tags: pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipes, Thanksgiving
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I made a pumpkin pie early this November with my preemptive I-can’t-wait-to-eat-Thanksgiving-food dinner, and my younger son was all excited for the pie. Then he takes a bite and gets this gross look on his face! I ask him what’s wrong and he says:
“It tastes like squash, Mom!”
Hahahahaha!
November 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I’ll tell you how I’m handling the shortage…I’m buying this year’s pumpkin pie from a pastry chef for $20!
November 24th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
It seems to be plentiful here in IL…I should make some pumpkin spice cookies, but…nah.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:26 pm
We had a really hard time finding pumpkins for Halloween this year. The usual pumpkin patches were not there. We finally stumbled across 3 pumpkins in a Lowe’s. 3 that’s all they had! I did sneek away with one small can that I bought early in the season. I think some families around here may have gone without pumpkin pies this year.