May have been posted, but I didn't see it.. Re: canned pumpkin - The DIS Discussion Forums

C.Ann · 11-18-2009, 12:43 PM

Saw a segment on the news last night about the shortage of canned solid pack or ready to bake pumpkin.. Libby's was mentioned specifically, but I imagine it will apply to other brands and store brands as well.. All the wet weather ruined much of the pumpkin harvest..

Anyhow - they said that once what is available in the stores now is gone, there will be none available until next fall..

So - if you use pumpkin at other times of the year, you better get out there and stock up now!

Lisa loves Pooh · 11-18-2009, 12:45 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I may stock up on some the next time I am in the store. We don't make much--but pumpkin spice muffins would be yummy.

OK! · 11-18-2009, 12:47 PM

Oh, geez, thanks for this! I use canned pumpkin throughout the year as a replacement for oil/shortening/butter/eggs in cake mixes and it makes the most delightfully moist muffin-ish cupcakes ever (and much lower in fat & calories than the normal ones). I saw shelves and shelves of it at Wal-Mart last night; guess I'll head back today to load up!

In case anyone happens to be interested, the above recipe calls for 1 box of cake mix and 1 can (the regular soup-can size, not the big double can) of pumpkin. Mix and bake as directed. Spice cake is fantastic this way.

luvmy3 · 11-18-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OK!

Oh, geez, thanks for this! I use canned pumpkin throughout the year as a replacement for oil/shortening/butter/eggs in cake mixes and it makes the most delightfully moist muffin-ish cupcakes ever (and much lower in fat & calories than the normal ones). I saw shelves and shelves of it at Wal-Mart last night; guess I'll head back today to load up!

In case anyone happens to be interested, the above recipe calls for 1 box of cake mix and 1 can (the regular soup-can size, not the big double can) of pumpkin. Mix and bake as directed. Spice cake is fantastic this way.

Yum, I have only done it with devil's food cake mix, have you used others?

OK! · 11-18-2009, 01:17 PM

My favorite is spice cake, but I tried butter pecan cake mix and that was pretty tasty as well. The friend who told me about this said she used it with chocolate cake mix and I was like, "Mm, yeah, that sounds great

, " etc., thinking she was nuts, but it is HEAVENLY. I've only done Duncan Hines triple chocolate (or double...I don't remember which) because I was afraid of some sort of "pumpkin-ness" coming through the chocolate flavor, but it didn't at all.

I just dispatched my mom out to the store for pumpkin, and lots of it. I'm stuck at my desk at work until 4:30, but I'll definitely hit at least a few local stores after work to load up on pumpkin!

mtemm · 11-18-2009, 02:07 PM

wow! glad I bought a few cans yesterday when at the store. I almost didn't, but they had a display right near the checkout so grabbed them.

puffkin · 11-18-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by luvmy3

Yum, I have only done it with devil's food cake mix, have you used others?

I make those with Devils Food cake mix too. Yum! It is actually from a weight watchers recipe book.

I love pumpkin anything. I will definitely stock up. I have never seen canned pumpkin other than Libby's though?

EthansMom · 11-18-2009, 02:37 PM

Does this mean I have a really good excuse to NOT make pumpkin pie (which I don't like) this year?

MerMom60_94 · 11-18-2009, 02:44 PM

I saw some at the grocery store over the weekend. Now I wish I had bought the whole case to put away for a few months until people were desperate and I could put it up on e-bay and make my millions!

Meriweather · 11-18-2009, 03:24 PM

I bought my 3 big cans at Costco a couple weeks ago.
That will last me a couple of years...no one else likes it.

Free4Life11 · 11-18-2009, 03:33 PM

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...pkin-shortage/

http://www.verybestbaking.com/libbys.../shortage.aspx

C.Ann · 11-18-2009, 03:39 PM

I use it year round for my muffins and such, so I'm going to have to tell my Dson-in-law to grab a bunch when he goes grocery shopping this week..

No pumpkin??

johnsontrio · 11-18-2009, 04:02 PM

There was an earlier thread about this just before Fall. Mid to late summer there was no pumpkin to be had here in SE MI. I spoke to the Kroger manager and he told me that the suppliers were out due to a bad season. There was some Libby's from time to time but none of the stores had their store brand pumpkin.

When Fall hit and I wasn't seeing any store brands back in stock and no sales on canned pumpkin I figured something was up. How do you have a ruined crop two years in a row?

My dog is on a pumpkin diet mixed with his dry food and gets 2/3 of a cup daily. It's getting pretty expensive and I was planning on stocking up when the big cans went 99 cents. Haven't seen that yet. Walgreen's had the little cans (15oz) for 99 cents last week but had a limit of 3. I didn't make multiple trips because I thought I might see a sale at the grocery store.

Thanks for the heads up. Guess I better stock up on the big cans while they are still in the stores.

airhead · 11-18-2009, 05:08 PM

why???Why no more canned pumkin???

11-18-2009, 12:43 PM	#1
C.Ann We'll remember when... No time for green bananas When the going gets tough, she gets the Palmolive!! If I knew we were going to be graded here, I might try harder Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 28,920	May have been posted, but I didn't see it.. Re: canned pumpkin Saw a segment on the news last night about the shortage of canned solid pack or ready to bake pumpkin.. Libby's was mentioned specifically, but I imagine it will apply to other brands and store brands as well.. All the wet weather ruined much of the pumpkin harvest.. Anyhow - they said that once what is available in the stores now is gone, there will be none available until next fall.. So - if you use pumpkin at other times of the year, you better get out there and stock up now! __________________ C.Ann ----------------- *"Scars remind us where we've been.. They don't have to dictate where we're going.."* "Life ain't always beautiful.....but it's a beautiful ride." "We won't be sad, we'll be glad for all the life we've had and we'll remember when...."

11-18-2009, 12:45 PM	#2
Lisa loves Pooh DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida--on the coast SE of Disney Posts: 25,875	Thanks for the heads up. I may stock up on some the next time I am in the store. We don't make much--but pumpkin spice muffins would be yummy. __________________

11-18-2009, 12:47 PM	#3
OK! Dreams in Moral of the story: generic rum = bad that was my holy grail of the whole sale! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO / Windermere, FL Posts: 6,578	Oh, geez, thanks for this! I use canned pumpkin throughout the year as a replacement for oil/shortening/butter/eggs in cake mixes and it makes the most delightfully moist muffin-ish cupcakes ever (and much lower in fat & calories than the normal ones). I saw shelves and shelves of it at Wal-Mart last night; guess I'll head back today to load up! In case anyone happens to be interested, the above recipe calls for 1 box of cake mix and 1 can (the regular soup-can size, not the big double can) of pumpkin. Mix and bake as directed. Spice cake is fantastic this way. __________________ Disneyland: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Oct. 1990, Jan. 1996 WDW: 1979, 1982, 1985, Nov. 1987, Aug. 1991 (Doubletree), May 1995 (Doubletree), Oct. 1997 (Dixie Landings), Nov. 2001 (Port Orleans Riverside), Dec. 2002 (Dolphin), Dec. 2004 (Port Orleans Riverside), Jan. 2006 (Beach Club Villas), Aug. 2006 (VWL/BCV), Dec. 2006 (BCV/BWV), Jan. 2008 (BCV): ½ Marathon trip!, May 2008 (BCV): graduation trip!, Dec. 2008 (BCV), Jan. 2009 (BCV): ½ Marathon trip!, May 2009: quickie weekend, Jan. 2010 (BWV): ½ Marathon trip! Facebook

11-18-2009, 01:17 PM	#5
OK! Dreams in Moral of the story: generic rum = bad that was my holy grail of the whole sale! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO / Windermere, FL Posts: 6,578	My favorite is spice cake, but I tried butter pecan cake mix and that was pretty tasty as well. The friend who told me about this said she used it with chocolate cake mix and I was like, "Mm, yeah, that sounds great , " etc., thinking she was nuts, but it is HEAVENLY. I've only done Duncan Hines triple chocolate (or double...I don't remember which) because I was afraid of some sort of "pumpkin-ness" coming through the chocolate flavor, but it didn't at all. I just dispatched my mom out to the store for pumpkin, and lots of it. I'm stuck at my desk at work until 4:30, but I'll definitely hit at least a few local stores after work to load up on pumpkin! __________________ Disneyland: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Oct. 1990, Jan. 1996 WDW: 1979, 1982, 1985, Nov. 1987, Aug. 1991 (Doubletree), May 1995 (Doubletree), Oct. 1997 (Dixie Landings), Nov. 2001 (Port Orleans Riverside), Dec. 2002 (Dolphin), Dec. 2004 (Port Orleans Riverside), Jan. 2006 (Beach Club Villas), Aug. 2006 (VWL/BCV), Dec. 2006 (BCV/BWV), Jan. 2008 (BCV): ½ Marathon trip!, May 2008 (BCV): graduation trip!, Dec. 2008 (BCV), Jan. 2009 (BCV): ½ Marathon trip!, May 2009: quickie weekend, Jan. 2010 (BWV): ½ Marathon trip! Facebook

11-18-2009, 02:37 PM	#8
EthansMom spare yourself from asking me to do karoake The experience reminds me somewhat of the ancient Chinese practice of foot-binding Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,457	Does this mean I have a really good excuse to NOT make pumpkin pie (which I don't like) this year? __________________ EthansMom (and Molly's too)

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11-18-2009, 02:07 PM	#6
mtemm Doubly blessed Ever just have one of those days? I occasionally make a split breast for dh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Eastern MA, USA Posts: 4,984	wow! glad I bought a few cans yesterday when at the store. I almost didn't, but they had a display right near the checkout so grabbed them.

11-18-2009, 02:44 PM	#9
MerMom60_94 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Abington, MA Posts: 2,281	I saw some at the grocery store over the weekend. Now I wish I had bought the whole case to put away for a few months until people were desperate and I could put it up on e-bay and make my millions! __________________ Leslie

11-18-2009, 03:24 PM	#10
Meriweather 86,028 posts and FINALLY.. a TAG! Time to share your chocolate! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WA, AZ, OKW, VGC Posts: 109,378	I bought my 3 big cans at Costco a couple weeks ago. That will last me a couple of years...no one else likes it. __________________ Nancy

11-18-2009, 03:33 PM	#11
Free4Life11 DIS Cast Member I just have to say it one more time...YAGE! "ba-doinka-a-doink-doink" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 6,090	http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...pkin-shortage/ http://www.verybestbaking.com/libbys.../shortage.aspx

11-18-2009, 03:39 PM	#12
C.Ann We'll remember when... No time for green bananas When the going gets tough, she gets the Palmolive!! If I knew we were going to be graded here, I might try harder Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 28,920	I use it year round for my muffins and such, so I'm going to have to tell my Dson-in-law to grab a bunch when he goes grocery shopping this week.. No pumpkin?? __________________ C.Ann ----------------- *"Scars remind us where we've been.. They don't have to dictate where we're going.."* "Life ain't always beautiful.....but it's a beautiful ride." "We won't be sad, we'll be glad for all the life we've had and we'll remember when...."

11-18-2009, 04:02 PM	#13
johnsontrio Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Livonia,MI Posts: 393	There was an earlier thread about this just before Fall. Mid to late summer there was no pumpkin to be had here in SE MI. I spoke to the Kroger manager and he told me that the suppliers were out due to a bad season. There was some Libby's from time to time but none of the stores had their store brand pumpkin. When Fall hit and I wasn't seeing any store brands back in stock and no sales on canned pumpkin I figured something was up. How do you have a ruined crop two years in a row? My dog is on a pumpkin diet mixed with his dry food and gets 2/3 of a cup daily. It's getting pretty expensive and I was planning on stocking up when the big cans went 99 cents. Haven't seen that yet. Walgreen's had the little cans (15oz) for 99 cents last week but had a limit of 3. I didn't make multiple trips because I thought I might see a sale at the grocery store. Thanks for the heads up. Guess I better stock up on the big cans while they are still in the stores.

11-18-2009, 05:08 PM	#14
airhead DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,665	why???Why no more canned pumkin??? __________________

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