Longstanding question: To refrigerate or not refrigerate?

[ThreeCircles]

Should you refrigerate pumpkin pie?

 

[TiggerPiglet]

I would, but that's just me I just think things last longer refrigerated.

 

[clh2]

Yes. My reason is nothing more than that's what my mom says to do!

There are types of pies I would not find necessary to refrigerate, like an apple pie. I think it has to do with the custard/egg/milk kind of mixture.

 

[disykat]

Yes, because as clh2 said it's considered a custard.

 

[Nagle]

Trash it. It's awful stuff anyway. Bleccchhh!

 

[MHopkins2]

Originally posted by Nagle
Trash it. It's awful stuff anyway. Bleccchhh!

Heh. Seconded!

 

[JetMom]

We love pumpkin pie.....and always refridgerate it.

 

[doxdogy]

I always refrigerate my pumpkin pie.

 

[TammyNC]

I would refrigerate it if it has eggs or cream in it.

 

[Robinrs]

Yep, anything with dairy in it should be kept below 40 degrees. Heard that on a Mayfield commercial....

 

[ThreeCircles]

Thanks for all the responses everyone! I always remember pumpkin pie being left out when I was growing up as a kid. Both my grandmother and father practiced this. As an adult, I always thought it a bit odd but was curious as to how the rest of the world (or Dis board) handles theirs!

Thanks again!

 

[DebbieB]

Ours is in the refrigerator with only one slice eaten on Christmas Eve (guess where the rest of it will go tomorrow?). But now that I think about it, they were sitting out on a table at the grocery store, not refrigerated. I think it tastes better cold, we put cool whip on it as the slices are cut. I can take it or leave it. My aunt made a great pumpkin roll, that I like better.

 

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by DebbieB
But now that I think about it, they were sitting out on a table at the grocery store, not refrigerated.

See, that's so true! I don't know why I didn't think of that too. I worked at Publix, a large grocery store here in the south, for several years. They don't refigerate the pies after they are baked.

So, the question remains unanswered!

 

[DizzieDizney]

i usually put it in the frig....but this year..I left it out, and no worries it was all gone by today...

 

[Kallison]

No we don't, but currently it is out on the porch and it's pretty cold out there. During Thanksgiving though I always leave it on the counter and we never get sick.

 

[Hemi-mom]

My mom always left it out but if it was leftover...which it is hardly ever... then she might put that in the fridge I don't refrigerate mine until it is leftover...I bake it and it sits out with the other pies until eaten and never refrigerated until leftover...WIERD! Now, I used to work in a bakery and pumpkin pies were NEVER refrigerated there. They were baked fresh and boxed and left out! So there! I guess it is still a mystery!

 

[disykat]

I think that in the grocery stores there is probably a time limit for how long they are left out. I know the health department doesn't allow pumpkin or pecan pies to be left at room temperature when I've been involved in soup kitchens, but I see them on counters at the grocery store.

 

[Melora]

I dont mine, but they are always gone by the next day but if I have it longer than that it goes into the fridge. Im sure there is a limit to how long they can be left out in the store. I have always wondered about this myself as I leave it on the counter overnight... .

 

[ThreeCircles]

Well, the pie is gone! I guess the longstanding question will remain longstanding! Thanks again for all of the replies.

Oh, just out of curiosity, I called Publix. The pies are kept un-refrigerated until their expiration date is up and then they are tossed.

 

[gina2000]

Next time you are in a grocery store, check the ingredients. They may use powdered milk as an ingredient instead of milk/cream. That would explain why they don't have to refrigerate.