No food is as closely associated with autumn in the United States as the pumpkin.1 This is the time of year when we get the opportunity to eat pumpkin-flavored everything. There’s the now practically mandatory fall drink… the pumpkin spice latte. There’s also pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin soup, pumpkin cake, pumpkin pasta, and more. But, the most famous of the pumpkin foods by far is also the oldest and most traditional… the pumpkin pie.No food is as closely associated with autumn in the United States as the pumpkin.1 This is the time of year when we get the opportunity to eat pumpkin-flavored everything. There’s the now practically mandatory fall drink… the pumpkin spice latte. There’s also pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin soup, pumpkin cake, pumpkin pasta, and more. But, the most famous of the pumpkin foods by far is also the oldest and most traditional… the pumpkin pie...