Soup and More from Thanksgiving Leftovers

PUMPKIN SOUP. No, I don’t mean make soup out of leftover pumpkin pie. For heaven’s sake, you know what to do with leftover pie. You just eat it!

I’m talking about making soup from canned pumpkin puree, if you happened to buy more than you need, or if someone else begged to bring pumpkin pie and left you with an unopened can. Now, this only works if you use pumpkin puree – NOT pumpkin pie filling. That has been gussied up with sugar and spices and the resulting soup would be overwhelmingly sweet.