Where is the Canned Pumpkin????

CarolynF · 09-19-2009, 11:58 AM

Holy smokes..our stores have big empty shelves where the canned pumpkin should be..What's going on??

Marvin · 09-19-2009, 01:41 PM

Noticed the same thing at walmart here. Figured it was just a Walmart thing.

CarolynF · 09-19-2009, 01:45 PM

No..my other little grocery is out, too..

I goggled pumpkin shortage 2009

Your thanksgiving dinner could be missing a traditional dish this year, pumpkin pie.

Local grocers said Wednesday that they're battling a canned pumpkin shortage.

Hy-Vee officials said they haven't been able to get canned pumpkin in their stores recently.

The problem isn't just in Iowa; some parts of the country have seen dwindling crops because of cool, wet weather during the growing season.

An Iowa pumpkin grower told KCCI on Wednesday that our crop is about three weeks behind schedule.

shawneesioux · 09-19-2009, 08:48 PM

SW Washington has the same sad situation....seems to be a National shortage.
I read that Libby's should be restocking the pumpkin by late Sept.

(due to the "shortage" now, its almost a given that the price will escalate on it--the old Supply and Demand thing...)

Charski · 09-19-2009, 09:52 PM

Anybody checked Trader Joe's??

I'm glad I still have a couple cans in the pantry!

hmay60 · 09-20-2009, 06:33 AM

I was talking to my sister about this a couple weeks ago. I asked her if there was a pumpkin shortage or something. My little store had a few big cans and the local Super Wal-Mart didn't have a single can.

Mona · 09-20-2009, 06:46 AM

I have 2 cans of Libby pure pumpkin I bought last fall. I will start accepting offers at $10 per can. LOL.

domsmom · 09-20-2009, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mona

I have 2 cans of Libby pure pumpkin I bought last fall. I will start accepting offers at $10 per can. LOL.

So cruel!!

I just saw a big display of double packs of the big cans~ I just can't remember which store it was!

I wish I had known it was hard to find, I didn't buy any but I love me some pumpkin!

Jennifer Eloff · 09-20-2009, 08:15 AM

Wow, that is odd. LOL Mona!

CookinsForMe · 09-20-2009, 08:20 AM

The last pumpkin crop wasn't too good so there's a nationwide shortage going on. I haven't even looked for pumpkin but need to, I suppose. Now that its almost impossible to find.

jenna... · 09-20-2009, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mona

I have 2 cans of Libby pure pumpkin I bought last fall. I will start accepting offers at $10 per can. LOL.

I've got one can too. So three cans... anyone?

jenna... · 09-20-2009, 09:37 AM

I jumped in my car this morning and hit 3 stores. Only pumkin pie filing no solid pumkin cans.

Darn now that you can't find any. I want some!

LindaSue · 09-20-2009, 09:50 AM

I also stocked up when it was a great price (.59 per can for Libby's) back in 2007 and 2008 so I've still got two cans in my pantry. They don't expire until sometime in 2010 so they should still be fine. I plan to make some Pumpkin Bake for Thanksgiving. I might use the other can to make some Beefy Mushroom Soup.

Charski · 09-20-2009, 10:03 AM

You can use cooked butternut squash in place of pumpkin in most recipes. In fact canned pumpkin is NOT the big orange pumpkin you think it is - it's a tan-skinned orange-fleshed squash, similar to a butternut!

SarahAnne717 · 09-20-2009, 11:48 AM

I couldn't find any at Walmart or Trader Joe's. But Trader Joe's did have canned butternut squash and that worked perfectly in a pumpkin recipe I made (not sure the carb difference and it was like $2 a can!)

JustDoItArt · 09-20-2009, 12:18 PM

In a Florida grocery store there is a sign where the canned pumpkin is supposed to be saying that flooding has caused this season's pumpkin crop problems.

CarolynF · 09-20-2009, 12:38 PM

Grumble..now we might have to cook our own? Wallie used to have pie pumpkins..
I don't think the big pumpkins would make good "eating" pumpkins, would they??

CarolynF · 09-20-2009, 05:01 PM

How to cook a pumpkin! In easy illustrated steps!

Looks like we will have to go back to the old fashioned way..However, I'm straining my pumpkin so it's not watery.

crazywoman-n-wy · 09-20-2009, 05:01 PM

Carolyn, some will tell you to only use pie pumpkins. But I've made many a pumpkin pie with jackolantern pumpkins.

I used to buy them at Halloween, the kids used magic markers to paint faces on them, then after Halloween, I'd cook them up & make pies, and can what I wasn't using right then.

You CAN use any edible pumpkin.

Butternut squash will work fine, but it IS higher carb!

You can use several different varieties of winter squashes as a sub in pumpkin pies. Several are fairly low carb. Kevin has a thread on winter squash here somewhere.

CarolynF · 09-20-2009, 05:04 PM

Thanks, Billie..I am going to get one tomorrow to experiment with..My pumpkin friend said that she has baked them whole until they collapse. I haven't seen the squash in the store either...

pocahontas · 09-21-2009, 10:23 AM

This is terrible news! I

the Trader Joes Organic canned pumpkin and have been waiting patiently for it to arrive so I can start cooking up some pumpking yumminess this fall.

bethjoyce55 · 09-21-2009, 10:44 AM

You can also substitute sweet potatoes, or yams, using a bit more sweetener in place of the pumpkin. Works out just as good, and you really cannot tell the difference with the added spices in it.

ASHLEY2HAWAII · 09-21-2009, 11:05 AM

Hi all,
I just ordered a case of Libby pumpkin from Amazon for 29.00 for the 28 oz case of 12.
Hope that helps!

CarolynF · 09-21-2009, 02:47 PM

Does that include shipping???

ASHLEY2HAWAII · 09-21-2009, 02:59 PM

No, shipping ran about 17.00. It is not that cheap, but it is available as of today!

domsmom · 09-21-2009, 03:05 PM

I found some today at Sam's Club!

It was a 3 pack of the big cans for 5.??

CarolynF · 09-21-2009, 05:34 PM

I bought a whole pumpkin..gosh they only had about 6 of them in the store..I was going to cut it up..but it was too hard, so I put it in the oven whole in a 9 x 13 pan with a little water in the bottom. I also stabbed it 5 or 6 times..The recipe said this would make a drier pumpkin product, so no straining necessary..

LowCarbinChica · 09-21-2009, 09:02 PM

Costco had cr*ploads of them today!

CarolynF · 09-22-2009, 03:18 PM

Well, I baked my pumpkin whole in the oven for an hour..It was very good..I took it out and cleaned it out and processed it in the food processor..Made a Jody's Pumpkin Bake last night and froze the rest for another day.

shadowzip · 09-22-2009, 04:15 PM

Carolyn did you know you are famous!

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/be...re-famous.html

In some parts, the Great Pumpkin will be late - Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

09-19-2009, 11:58 AM	#1
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Where is the Canned Pumpkin???? Holy smokes..our stores have big empty shelves where the canned pumpkin should be..What's going on??

09-19-2009, 01:45 PM	#3
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	No..my other little grocery is out, too.. I goggled pumpkin shortage 2009 Your thanksgiving dinner could be missing a traditional dish this year, pumpkin pie. Local grocers said Wednesday that they're battling a canned pumpkin shortage. Hy-Vee officials said they haven't been able to get canned pumpkin in their stores recently. The problem isn't just in Iowa; some parts of the country have seen dwindling crops because of cool, wet weather during the growing season. An Iowa pumpkin grower told KCCI on Wednesday that our crop is about three weeks behind schedule. Last edited by CarolynF; 09-19-2009 at 01:47 PM..

09-20-2009, 05:01 PM	#19
crazywoman-n-wy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: WY Posts: 1,348 Gallery: crazywoman-n-wy Stats: 132/107/95 WOE: My way - low carb Start Date: Aug 2003	Carolyn, some will tell you to only use pie pumpkins. But I've made many a pumpkin pie with jackolantern pumpkins. I used to buy them at Halloween, the kids used magic markers to paint faces on them, then after Halloween, I'd cook them up & make pies, and can what I wasn't using right then. You CAN use any edible pumpkin. Butternut squash will work fine, but it IS higher carb! You can use several different varieties of winter squashes as a sub in pumpkin pies. Several are fairly low carb. Kevin has a thread on winter squash here somewhere. __________________ [COLOR=Red]Billie [/COLOR][COLOR=Red] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]*********[/COLOR][COLOR=Red] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life! John 3:16[/COLOR][COLOR=Red] * [/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely.[/COLOR]

09-22-2009, 04:15 PM	#30
shadowzip MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SE Lower Michigan Posts: 2,453 Gallery: shadowzip WOE: M & E/Low Carb Start Date: 2/2005	Carolyn did you know you are famous! http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/be...re-famous.html In some parts, the Great Pumpkin will be late - Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money Last edited by shadowzip; 09-22-2009 at 04:16 PM..

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09-19-2009, 01:41 PM	#2
Marvin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bellevue, Nebraska Posts: 616 Gallery: Marvin Stats: WT=410/345/225 WOE: Atkins Induction/Dr Bernstein's Diabetic Diet Start Date: Restarted July 18, 2009	Noticed the same thing at walmart here. Figured it was just a Walmart thing.

09-19-2009, 08:48 PM	#4
shawneesioux Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 3,943 Gallery: shawneesioux Stats: 170/128 Maintaining since Aug. 2001. Young 62 Y.O WOE: just Low Carb my own style Start Date: 01/30/01	SW Washington has the same sad situation....seems to be a National shortage. I read that Libby's should be restocking the pumpkin by late Sept. (due to the "shortage" now, its almost a given that the price will escalate on it--the old Supply and Demand thing...)

09-19-2009, 09:52 PM	#5
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coastal CA Posts: 13,321 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/130/150 goal 5'5" 56 years young WOE: ATKINS! now and always.... Start Date: 5/03	Anybody checked Trader Joe's?? I'm glad I still have a couple cans in the pantry!

09-20-2009, 06:33 AM	#6
hmay60 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 414 Gallery: hmay60 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 05, 2004	I was talking to my sister about this a couple weeks ago. I asked her if there was a pumpkin shortage or something. My little store had a few big cans and the local Super Wal-Mart didn't have a single can.

09-20-2009, 06:46 AM	#7
Mona MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Springfield, OR Posts: 1,692 Gallery: Mona Stats: 384/353/175 42y.o. 5'10" WOE: Atkins Start Date: 12/1999 Umpteen restarts and counting....	I have 2 cans of Libby pure pumpkin I bought last fall. I will start accepting offers at $10 per can. LOL.

09-20-2009, 08:15 AM	#9
Jennifer Eloff Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 612 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff	Wow, that is odd. LOL Mona!

09-20-2009, 08:20 AM	#10
CookinsForMe Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northeast Texas Posts: 819 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: CookinsForMe Stats: 188.8/171.2/140 WOE: Lower carb, moderate fat, & workouts 6 days a week Start Date: 6/24/09 for the umpteenth time.	The last pumpkin crop wasn't too good so there's a nationwide shortage going on. I haven't even looked for pumpkin but need to, I suppose. Now that its almost impossible to find.

09-20-2009, 09:37 AM	#12
jenna... MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sunny SoCal Posts: 1,886 Gallery: jenna... Stats: 248/151(155-145)/148 5'7.5" 54yrs 20/6/6 jeans WOE: Maintenance on my mind... Start Date: New Start 01/05/09 @235lbs GOAL on 09/23/09 148lbs	I jumped in my car this morning and hit 3 stores. Only pumkin pie filing no solid pumkin cans. Darn now that you can't find any. I want some!

09-20-2009, 09:50 AM	#13
LindaSue Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 8,784 Gallery: LindaSue Stats: 167/117/120 - 5'7" WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: July 2002	I also stocked up when it was a great price (.59 per can for Libby's) back in 2007 and 2008 so I've still got two cans in my pantry. They don't expire until sometime in 2010 so they should still be fine. I plan to make some Pumpkin Bake for Thanksgiving. I might use the other can to make some Beefy Mushroom Soup.

09-20-2009, 10:03 AM	#14
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coastal CA Posts: 13,321 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/130/150 goal 5'5" 56 years young WOE: ATKINS! now and always.... Start Date: 5/03	You can use cooked butternut squash in place of pumpkin in most recipes. In fact canned pumpkin is NOT the big orange pumpkin you think it is - it's a tan-skinned orange-fleshed squash, similar to a butternut!

09-20-2009, 11:48 AM	#15
SarahAnne717 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 292 Gallery: SarahAnne717 Stats: 172/152/135 WOE: LC Real Foods Start Date: today and everyday	I couldn't find any at Walmart or Trader Joe's. But Trader Joe's did have canned butternut squash and that worked perfectly in a pumpkin recipe I made (not sure the carb difference and it was like $2 a can!)

09-20-2009, 12:18 PM	#16
JustDoItArt Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: FL Posts: 89 Gallery: JustDoItArt	In a Florida grocery store there is a sign where the canned pumpkin is supposed to be saying that flooding has caused this season's pumpkin crop problems.

09-20-2009, 12:38 PM	#17
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Grumble..now we might have to cook our own? Wallie used to have pie pumpkins.. I don't think the big pumpkins would make good "eating" pumpkins, would they??

09-20-2009, 05:04 PM	#20
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Thanks, Billie..I am going to get one tomorrow to experiment with..My pumpkin friend said that she has baked them whole until they collapse. I haven't seen the squash in the store either...

09-21-2009, 10:23 AM	#21
pocahontas Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 8,123 Gallery: pocahontas WOE: LC Organic Whole Foods	This is terrible news! I the Trader Joes Organic canned pumpkin and have been waiting patiently for it to arrive so I can start cooking up some pumpking yumminess this fall.

09-21-2009, 10:44 AM	#22
bethjoyce55 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 81 Gallery: bethjoyce55	You can also substitute sweet potatoes, or yams, using a bit more sweetener in place of the pumpkin. Works out just as good, and you really cannot tell the difference with the added spices in it.

09-21-2009, 11:05 AM	#23
ASHLEY2HAWAII Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 11 Gallery: ASHLEY2HAWAII Stats: 180/162/130 WOE: HCG Start Date: 07/17/09	Hi all, I just ordered a case of Libby pumpkin from Amazon for 29.00 for the 28 oz case of 12. Hope that helps!

09-21-2009, 02:47 PM	#24
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Does that include shipping???

09-21-2009, 02:59 PM	#25
ASHLEY2HAWAII Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 11 Gallery: ASHLEY2HAWAII Stats: 180/162/130 WOE: HCG Start Date: 07/17/09	No, shipping ran about 17.00. It is not that cheap, but it is available as of today!

09-21-2009, 03:05 PM	#26
domsmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 605 Gallery: domsmom Stats: 172/148/125 WOE: low carb Start Date: January 14, 2003	I found some today at Sam's Club! It was a 3 pack of the big cans for 5.??

09-21-2009, 05:34 PM	#27
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	I bought a whole pumpkin..gosh they only had about 6 of them in the store..I was going to cut it up..but it was too hard, so I put it in the oven whole in a 9 x 13 pan with a little water in the bottom. I also stabbed it 5 or 6 times..The recipe said this would make a drier pumpkin product, so no straining necessary..

09-21-2009, 09:02 PM	#28
LowCarbinChica Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 975 Gallery: LowCarbinChica Stats: 183/175.7/145	Costco had cr*ploads of them today!

09-22-2009, 03:18 PM	#29
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,515 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Well, I baked my pumpkin whole in the oven for an hour..It was very good..I took it out and cleaned it out and processed it in the food processor..Made a Jody's Pumpkin Bake last night and froze the rest for another day.