Pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.. A "must" or not?

[Hannathy]

Egg nog - yum!!!!!!

Well there you go C. Ann you are trying to gain weight so get drinking! I just bought some today and there are 180 calories in a 1/2 cup! A cup of that a day will add some calories pretty quickly and deliciously.

I am so hungry now, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and egg nog isn't that a complete meal?


I always make mine from scratch to, bought just isn't as good. and you have to have either home-made whipped cream or the stuff in the can nothing else will do.

 

[antmaril]

Pumpkin pie is a must for me on Thanksgiving. It's just not Thanksgiving without it!

 

[Cinderella94]

Prayers for you Cinderella94..

As for pumpkin pie, I didn't grow up with it, we only had sweet potato... and we WILL be having that!!

Pumpkin pie? yes, yes, yes. In fact, I would be satisfied if I only had a pumpkin pie.

At BJ's they had a pumpkin cheesecake by the Cheesecake Factory it was so good!

The blueberry cream cheese pie sound AmAzInG! care to share your recipe?

Cinderella so sorry you are having that done good luck and you will be in my prayers for a speedy recovery. Good news though, pumpkin pie is good anytime.

Prayers for you Cinderella94.

As for the pumpkin pie ... YES. I MUST have pumpkin pie! I think I could eat that and nothing else and be completely satisfied. Preferably, with one whole pie for myself. Yes - I really do like it that much!

Thank you all! That is true, I'll have to have my pumpkin pie later on .

 

[C.Ann]

Well there you go C. Ann you are trying to gain weight so get drinking! I just bought some today and there are 180 calories in a 1/2 cup! A cup of that a day will add some calories pretty quickly and deliciously.

I am so hungry now, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and egg nog isn't that a complete meal?


I always make mine from scratch to, bought just isn't as good. and you have to have either home-made whipped cream or the stuff in the can nothing else will do.

Why didn't I think of that when I ran out to the General Store..

This may sound strange, but I'm scared to death to make egg nog from scratch.. I've had food poisoning several times (one time severe enough to be hospitalized for a week) and I'm afraid that the eggs won't be good, it will go bad quicker, maybe it needs some kind of preservative added to it, etc..

Every time I have had food poisoning it's been soooooo painful - tends to make me very, very careful about food..

I do remember my grandma getting very, very sick one time - she was in the hospital and had lost a lot of weight.. They were pretty much force-feeding her egg nog non-stop and she did gain weight..

I'm just afraid to make it myself though.. I know it's silly, but serious food poisoning is no "walk in the park"..

 

[Hannathy]

When I said from scratch I meant the pie, sorry oops. I'm so busy drooling over the pie I can't think straight!


I don't make my own egg nog either. I'm also a little leery of doing it and it just doesn't keep as well and since I"m the only one who will drink it now that my DD is gone I just buy it.

 

[redlight]

A must!

 

[orbrian]

Pray for you Cinderella94..

 

[walden]

Sorry, C. Ann. In this household it is a NOT!

We hate Pumpkin pie. Apple pie here. Made from scratch!

 

[punkin]

My DD12 specifically requested I make pumpkin pie this year. I am buying ready-made pies this year (I am a little miffed I have to do Thanksgiving again), but I will make pumpkin for my daughter.

 

[KatieA]

Yes, pumpkin pie is a must have on Thanksgiving!!

 

[C.Ann]

Sorry, C. Ann. In this household it is a NOT!

We hate Pumpkin pie. Apple pie here. Made from scratch!

Yeah - Dson-in-law has to have Dutch Apple Crumb Pie.. But that's okay - because it's just DD & I fighting over the pumpkin pie.. LOL..

Last year DGD didn't like pumpkin pie - this year, who knows? I recently found out several things she has developed a taste for that she didn't really care for previously..

 

[S. C.]

Must have!

 

[redlight]

Yeah - Dson-in-law has to have Dutch Apple Crumb Pie.. But that's okay - because it's just DD & I fighting over the pumpkin pie.. LOL..

Last year DGD didn't like pumpkin pie - this year, who knows? I recently found out several things she has developed a taste for that she didn't really care for previously..

How old is your granddaughter? Children younger than 5 or so change a lot with what they like and don't.

 

[C.Ann]

How old is your granddaughter? Children younger than 5 or so change a lot with what they like and don't.

Just turned 12 a couple of months ago.. She's always been very open to anything (all of the good foods), but ironically, a little picky with the desserts and junk foods.. Go figure.. LOL..

 

[Gigi22]

Pumpkin pie, definitely. My late mother's recipe, from scratch. Her recipe is a lot more creamy and custardy than many I've seen recently. Luscious, creamy, spicy, sweet deliciousness, topped with fresh whipped cream! Killer stuff.

Strangely enough, we get a male/female split on Thanksgiving desserts. Apple pie for the guys, pumpkin for the gals--but some take a small piece of both!

 

[redlight]

Just turned 12 a couple of months ago.. She's always been very open to anything (all of the good foods), but ironically, a little picky with the desserts and junk foods.. Go figure.. LOL..

That's probably a good thing.

 

[luvmy3]

Dutch Apple, definitely. I hate pumpkin pie and never eat it but this year I'm hosting a few family members for Thanksgiving so I feel I have to have it. I'm not going to make a traditional pumpkin pie though, I'm going to make a pumpkin mousse pie. I may even try a piece.

 

[redlight]

I also love sweet potato pie.

 

[C.Ann]

That's probably a good thing.

True.. LOL.. The last (new) thing she mentioned to me that she now likes (in terms of dessert) was lemon meringue pie.. I almost fell out of my chair! Actually she said she "loved" it.. I mean I "like" it, but it has to be a very, very, very thin slice because it still tastes bitter to me..

She's never been a soda fan either.. Always walking around with a bottle of water..

But as you say, it's a good thing..

 

[Becc1]

Pumpkin pie is a must for my DH, I make a pumpkin pie cheesecake for the kids and myself but DH is allergic to it so I make the pie for him.