So, can you use a Jack O’ Lantern pumpkin for pie? Yes, in the same way you can wear a bathing suit to a snowstorm. It’s physically possible, but you’re going to have a bad time.
Use the carving pumpkins for their one true calling: spooking the neighbors and providing a home for a candle. Use a sugar pumpkin or a can of pure Libby’s for your pie, and you’ll be the hero of Thanksgiving dinner.
And if you see someone at the grocery store wrestling a 20-pounder into their cart with a dream of homemade pie in their eyes? Gently steer them toward the smaller bin. They’ll thank you later. I certainly wish someone had done that for me.
