Welcome BACK to pumpkin-pie.org.uk !

If you have a feeling of deja-vu don't worry, this really is the website formerly known as pumpkinpie.plus.com. Now in it's third incarnation, I finally got around to registering a domain name for it (better late than never). I started the web site after receiving an overwhelming number of requests (two !) for my Pumpkin Pie recipe at work, so I decided to publish the recipe on the web together with a selection of the worst puns I have ever read ... well we all have to start on the web somewhere !

Pumpkin pies are very easy to make, on the basis that if I can make one then anyone can.
Trust me ... I'm a DBA !!! If, however, you want to skip the recipe and just read the puns then scroll down or click here

What you'll need ...

shortcrust pastry using 200g flour
( Oh no, you need a recipe for pastry too ? click here )
425g of pumpkin
( By popular request : UK sources for pumpkin are here plus preparation guidelines )
150g soft dark brown sugar
3 X 2.5 ml spoons ground cinnamon
1 X 2.5ml spoon salt
2 X 2.5ml spoons ground ginger
1 X 2.5ml spoon grated nutmeg
the merest hint of ground cloves
3 large eggs
250ml milk
125ml evaporated milk

How to make the pie ...

Roll out the pastry on a floured surface, and use it to line a 25cm pie plate;
chill in a refrigerator. Mix the pumpkin with the sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger,
nutmeg and cloves. Beat the eggs in another bowl, add both milks and mix well.
Mix the eggs and milk into the pumpkin mixture and pour into the pastry case.
Bake in a fairly hot oven, 180°C (or Gas 5 if you're so inclined) for about
40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.

How to eat pumpkin pie ...

1. Open Packet
2. Eat Contents

So in similar vein, to enjoy pumpkin pie at it's best ...

1. Serve cold
2. with Cream !

The rest of the site is devoted to puns, pics and other nonsense which you can reach by clicking on the links below. Have fun !

click here for some terrible puns, but be warned - they go from bard to verse ...
or here for the amusing images !
or here for a few oriental error messages
or here for some aviation information from our Italian correspondent - grazie Gio !
or here for various strange laws
or here for some newspaper cuttings
or here for the perils of using a spell checker
or here for some letters of complaint
or here to enter the world of the stick men
or here for some great sporting remarks
or here for the tales from the helpdesk
or here for the Vegetable Humour
or here for notes left in milk bottles

This page visited times since June 2004 - that's a lot of pies !