I have made my pumpkin pies for 50 yrs using real pumpkin for the canned "stuff" has too much rind in it. I cut the pumpkin into pieces 2" x 2" and gently steam all the peices in a large pot until it is softened. Then I bake with it and freeze the rest. I do not puree it for it gives texture to the pie. I call it "butchering" the pumpkin. I have even asked people who have set the Halloween pumpkin out with the trash if I can have them as long as not cut. Steaming gives a fresher taste than baked. Any time we can eat as it grows is better than with preservatives. Food we harvest in the fall is created by God to be stored for the winter to nourish us.

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