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To firm up your already baked pumpkin pie put it in the fridge for a day about 12 hours with no covering on it. This will dry it out ever so slightly. Might form a little thin skin on top but it will be cold and more solid. Pumpkin is a fleshy solid it firms when cold.
Going forward to new pies not yet baked. More eggs is a good idea. Pumpkin custard is just that, a colloid so get your eggs out and add them.
Make sure you bake it long enough.

I host Turkey day at my house. We do a great meal, my best work all year.
When I was a kid we always served a pasta course. I stopped doing that because we just have too much food. I have thought about doing just a turkey breast and a pasta course. We enjoy carving the whole bird. Roasting it in the oven. I love thanksgiving. I think it would not matter what we cooked, but we like the bird.

I don't think that our little gathering was at all negative. It was a celebration of moving on and freedom and cake. We were well received by those around us and we passed out cake to anyone (male or female) nearby who wanted some cake. We danced and I found that because I was celebrating my divorce I got a nice stack of phone numbers. Maybe it is the area which we are in. Divorce is not always a negative thing. Sometimes when you realize your life is now going to be different its new and exciting and a challenge. For me that was the case. I looked forward to my new life. I however realize not everyone has a positive outcome of divorce and there is cake for those who have suffered too.
@annien it might be a jersey philly thing. We got nads albeit made of cake.

When I got divorced my friends took me to a bar and bought me a penis shaped cake with balls. They gave me a big knife and I castrated the cake then we ate it. Very good cake. Great time had by all.

Raphael been a bit randy on the posts. LOL

Gordon Ramsay and chocolate frosting.

Ok. Seriously though--here's the fantasy. My house is completely clean, the deck my husband is building is finished and there are little twinkly lights hanging from the trees. My crazy neighbor is out of town and can't complain about any noise. My sons, who are four years apart in age, have declared a truce and aren't tormenting each other (and thus are not tormenting me either). I am completely caught up on all work deadlines and the dog isn't barking at anything random. My three favorite girlfriends show up, there are cocktails, and cheese, and more cheese, and bread. Sarah Palin has gone back to whence she came, never to be heard from again, and the world has stopped going insane. And there's cheese.

@FFC--you're missing the upside here. Single women on the rebound!

Anthony Bourdain and some chocolate frosting. 'Nuff said.

@Jerzee: I can only imagine those feasts!

Thanks for all the lovely comments!I'll post more pics soon for anyone that's interested
@floridayaya- "city chicken" was popular during the depression era,as chicken was very expensive and scarce. To make city chicken they used to put 1" chunks of veal and pork on skewers,as veal and pork were cheaper than chicken.dip skewers in egg wash and roll in bread crumbs.Brown skewers in a saute pan,then put them in a baking pan,pour over 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1 soup can of milk.Season to taste,cover and bake for one hour at 350 degrees.