PUMPKIN DELIGHTS

There is a lady here who obviously has plenty of money and recently she told how she spends some of it. At CostCo she buys about a half dozen or more of its extra large pumpkin pies, scrapes the filling from the pie shells and spoons the filling into small freezer bags that then go into her freezer, to eat on a whim. 

I asked her what she did with the empty pie shells. She said, "Throw them away."

I thought about this waste for a few minutes and then prompted my reply. Why not flatten the edges of the pie shells with a rolling pin, spread the whole generously with butter (no substitute). Sprinkle over that a mixture of sugar and pumpkin spice (just a pinch). Place under a hot broiler and watch it constantly so as not to burn it. Remove from oven and let it cool in the pan. Break it up like peanut brittle. 

I have never tried this, but if you've been reading books like the ones I've been reading, this recipe would make those characters in war-torn areas a real feast.