Pumpkin Pie

Do you have a good description of pumpkin pie? I found out last weekend that trying to describe the taste of pumpkin pie to someone who has never tried it was quite difficult. Really what does pumpkin taste like?????

Because it is really hard to find canned pumpkin here in the UK (although I've been told not impossible) most American's just bring cans with them or beg someone from home to send one for Thanksgiving. Always ambitious, I set out to make a pie from a real pumpkin and with the help of the great Google was able to do it without going crazy. Basically you prepare the pumpkin the same way you would a squash and then just blend it for smoothness. After that the steps are about the same as using a can. It did take some time (would have been less if I had steamed the pumpkin instead of baked it) but it was really satisfying to free myself from another cooking limitation.

Now we will show our English friends what pumpkin pie really tastes like.

A few weeks ago we received news that we are going to have to return to the states and wait for our visa to be processed here in the UK. As you can probably imagine this has been a very tough time for us but we have been well supported both by the church here and everyone in the states. If you would like a little more explanation you can read our official letter on our website by clicking (or copying) this link:

http://web.me.com/lovejoysinmorley/Lovejoysinmorley/Furlough.html .

So we will be returning to the states on November 2nd which seems to be almost flying towards us. Please keep us in your prayers as we wait for this to get sorted out.