In the past, pumpkin pie was very different to how it is today! A 1653 French version of it instructed cooks to boil pumpkins in milk and strain it, and an early New England recipe involved filling a hollowed pumpkin with milk that was spiced and sweetened. The pumpkin would then be cooked directly over a fire! A closer version of the recipe we know and love today was first created by Amelia Simmons’ cookbook American Cookery in 1796.

Join us at the Museum to create your very own pumpkin pie craft!