2Mix brown sugar, ground ginger, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a large bowl; add pumpkin and eggs. Beat the pumpkin mixture until smooth. Stir evaporated milk into the pumpkin mixture; pour into the pie crust.
3Bake in preheated oven until the pie is set in the middle, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving.
Footnotes
Cook's Note:
To mash your own pumpkin, cut it in half, scoop out the guts, and then cut it in half again (into quarters). Bake at 350 degrees F skin side down for about an hour. Remove the skin and mash the pumpkin.