Pumpkin Pie is America’s Favorite Thanksgiving Dessert
The Pilgrims discovered many new things when they first arrived in the New World. One was the Native American's use of pumpkin. Many people associate pumpkin pie with the Pilgrims. But the Pilgrims’ first pies were not pies at all. Early Americans would scoop out a pumpkin, fill it with milk and pumpkin flesh and cook it for hours with spices and syrup to make pudding. It was so popular, the Pilgrims made pumpkin part of their Thanksgiving tradition.
Pumpkin pie is now part of the American Thanksgiving Day tradition. Ask any cook, and you are likely to find a special recipe for pumpkin pie that has been handed down from generation to generation. But if you look closely, Grandmother’s special recipe probably came from the label of a can of LIBBY’S® canned pumpkin.
The Illinois company has been canning pumpkin since 1929. LIBBY’S® “Famous Pumpkin Pie” recipe first appeared on its labels in 1950. It has since become an American favorite. LIBBY’S® Pumpkin is used to create more than 50 million pies every Thanksgiving.
Here’s the recipe, which came from the corporate Web site, www.VeryBestBaking.com

LIBBY’S® Famous Pumpkin Pie
Makes 8 servings
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY’S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 can (12 fl. oz.) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell
Whipped cream
MIX sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
POUR into pie shell.
BAKE in a preheated oven at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees; bake 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 2 hours.
Serve immediately, or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

Source: Recipe reprinted with the permission of Nestlé