Pumpkin Pie

Isn't that a pretty Pumpkin Pie?

I'm not taking credit for this pie.  My husband loves it, but I didn't make it. Actually I most likely wasn't even in the house when it was baked.  I absolutely cannot stand the smell of pumpkin!  I don't know why, but that's just my one and only idiosyncrasy.  My mom makes an awesome pumpkin pie!  That's probably why my husband married me!

The trick to good pumpkin pie is all the spices.  Here's what mom blends together for it:

1c sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp alspice

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1 1/2 c pumpkin

1 2/3 c evaporated milk

2 eggs

mix it all together and put it into a pastry pie shell (it can be from scratch or one of the premade ones from the store).  Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees, then turn oven down to 350 degrees and bake for another 35 minutes.

Comments

[Mom]

Mmmmmmmm. Yummy...can just smell it cooking, tell DD it won't be long and I will cook one for him. J says I need to practice before we get up there for Thanksgiving and he will be glad to be the taste tester!
Mom