The only truly excellent pumpkin pie is Julia Child’s Aunt Helen’s made with specific recipe mods (drop sugar, do not whip those whites) and high-maintenance homegrown pumpkins. Others are okay as objects of nostalgia. RE:

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Jennifer Laughran (@literaticat.bsky.social)

Tell me your Thanksgiving Dinner Hot Takes. I’ll start: — Sweet Potato Pie is VASTLY superior to Pumpkin Pie — The best turkey in the worl...