# Any Libby's Libby's Libby's canned pumpkin in your area? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245 "2011-09-14T03:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/21 "2011-09-19T06:54:24Z")
Actually, I don’t know if the pumpkin advice goes both ways, but my Vet recommended it for Loose Stools with my Doggy, as well… added fibre. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/22 "2011-09-19T12:36:38Z")
Small item in the paper yesterday said there might be a shortage of pumpkins for jack o’lanterns, as well. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/23 "2011-09-19T13:13:27Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Actually, I don’t know if the pumpkin advice goes both ways, but my Vet recommended it for Loose Stools with my Doggy, as well… added fibre. Fiber regulates the digestive system to keep it on an even keel, as it were. My human vet recommended Metamucil for just that reason. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/24 "2011-09-19T15:38:23Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > The Morton, Illinois people claim that 80% of the canned pumpkin in the world is canned there. If they had a crop failure, there is not much hope for most of us. > > I tried a Google news search for a Morton pumpkin crop failure, but I haven’t found a reference yet. Either I imagined it, or maybe it happened last year, leading to shortages now. Princeville, IL has a huge pumpkin cannery operation. They seasonally employ a great number of migrant workers. I’ll ask around about crop failure and the likely corresponding drop in migration population. You know, the ole cannery in the coal mine. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/25 "2011-09-19T15:45:16Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I saw a few pumpkins in my Kroger last week. I wouldn’t want to go through the hassle of peeling, slicing them and boiling for a puree. Hopefully the canned stuff will appear in another two or three weeks. > > I’ve found the generic Kroger brand to be as good as libbys and cheaper. > > I’ve only seen one tv chef brave enough to tackle a fresh pumpkin pie from a pumpkin. Curtis Stone did it once on _Take on Chef_ for a Thanksgiving special. Looked like a lot of hassle and one pumpkin didn’t yield all that much puree either. One Pie pumpkine (8" round) - cut it in half - scoop out the seeds/glop (string stuff) using a good icecream scoop - place cut side down in a baking dish and cover - bake @ 350 for about an hour (until fork tender thru the meat) - let cool a bit - then scoop the pumpkin from the shell (use a spoon or side of a fork) - use a hand blender to puree (or regular blender/food processor or even just an old fashioned tater masher) - good/plain pumpkin puree. 1 pumpkin = 1 can + Add spices/other ingrediants to make whatever item you’re after. Its about as easy as it gets. cite - [: United States](http://www.pickyourown.org/pumpkinpie.php) ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/26 "2011-09-19T16:00:23Z")
**tygre** grew up in Morton…I’ll have to ask her when we both get home. I think she made reference to the pumpkin crop being down this year, but I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/27 "2011-09-19T16:18:24Z")
I made a from-scratch pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving one year. Made the crust, prepared the puree from a pumpkin I grew in my yard, served with actual whipped cream. I am not exaggerating: pumpkin pie made from fresh pumpkin is to other pies as a Mercedes Benz is to Toyotas. I did it just for fun and we were amazed at how good it was. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/28 "2011-09-19T18:24:36Z")
[There is definitely going to be a shortage.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/17/hurricane-irene-pumpkin-shortage_n_967979.html?ir=New%20York) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/29 "2011-09-20T01:24:56Z")
I couldn’t find a single can at the store the other day. My sister was trying to grow her own pumpkins, hopefully hers survived so I can snag one! ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/30 "2011-09-20T01:48:00Z")
**tygre** reported that Morton _did not_ have a pumpkin shortage this year; the big shortage was actually last year. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/31 "2011-09-20T01:53:04Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > **tygre** reported that Morton _did not_ have a pumpkin shortage this year; the big shortage was actually last year. [headsmack] It figures that I would confuse two different things. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245/32 "2011-09-20T14:43:02Z")
> [@Dr.Righteous](#): > > [There is definitely going to be a shortage.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/17/hurricane-irene-pumpkin-shortage_n_967979.html?ir=New%20York) Yeah, but those are the jack-o-lantern type pumpkins, not the canning kind which are grown around Morton. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libbys-libbys-libbys-canned-pumpkin-in-your-area/596245.md?page=1)