Popular Pumpkin Pies

Pumpkin pie is so popular that every neighborhood has several prize recipes. But all good pumpkin pies have mellow fillings, smooth to the tongue and enriched with eggs and cream or evaporated milk. A blend of spices points up the flavor. (Spice mixes for pumpkin pies are also available.) A shell of tender, flaky pie crust that melts in the mouth is essential to set off the filling.

An Indiana farm cook, who is a pie baker of recognized ability, says there is greater variety in the color and taste of pumpkin pies at bake sales and club and church suppers than other kinds of pies. No two are exactly alike. This indicates the remarkable talent country women have in adding their own touches of genius—aside from the choice of spices, the addition of brown or maple sugar, honey, nuts, grated orange peel, peanut butter, etc.