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.