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There are many store brands and a few national labels, but Libby's is the most common.

Thus it is made for dessert baking and not intended as a general-purpose pumpkin for (e.g.) pumpkin soups, and I'll judge it as such. To sum up my assessment: it's probable that more pumpkin pies are made with Libby's canned pumpkin than with home-prepared pumpkins. Libby's, one of the earliers canning companies. This product, usually just called Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin is sold by Nestle, hence the crossnpromotion of Carnation Evaporated Milk on the can and website. Thus it is made for dessert baking and not intended as a general-purpose pumpkin for pumpkin meals.

1 29 ounce Libby´s ® 100% Pure

Pumpkin

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 cans (12 fluid onces each) Carnation ®

evaporated milk

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoons ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon salt

Pumpkin for pie has been prepared in the same way long time ago, pure it in the food processor, so you don't have chunks, because in this way the pumpkin pie will be melting nicely

Directions

MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

POUR into pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving. It's significantly wetter than homeprepared pumpkin, and has a nice orange color too, the wetness and smoothness makes it more suitable for baking anything.

Libby's nicer than other brands of canned pumpkin because of the fresh and organic ingredients. know that if you use it and follow the recipe on the can, you'll be making a tasty good pie.

Add to the recipe at the back of the packet an egg yolk or swap cream for milk to richen the filling. Use white sugar as sweetener.