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Turkey Day Sans Pumpkin Pie?

Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor's waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2009, while discussing the difficulties of this year's harvest. Nestle _ which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. _ says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays. (Leslie Renken / Ilpeo)
Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor's waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2009, while discussing the difficulties of this year's harvest. Nestle _ which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. _ says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays. (Leslie Renken / Ilpeo)

Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor's waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday, while discussing the difficulties of this year's harvest. Nestle _ which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. _ says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.(AP Photo/The Journal Star, Leslie Renken)

Question: Can you survive Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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