They were supposed to be pie pumpkins and when we baked it to make a pie it spaghettified. Neighbor must be growing spaghetti because I'm not.

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[–] 4 points 1 month ago

Next time you make a pie, try using butternut squash.

Commercially pie filling is made from a variety called Dickinson's field. This is a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata. This is the same species as butternut squash.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickinson_pumpkin

The "pie pumpkins" sold at the store are Cucurbita pepo. They aren't generally as good for baking as either C. moschata or C. maxima.

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