it looks like a pumpkin pie, smells like a pumpkin pie, and the verdict is in:  it tastes like a pumpkin pie!  i have corroboration that this indeed is a pumpkin pie.  it’s a miracle.  i actually got it just right, and from scratch.  it only took me hours of slavery in the kitchen, but it was worth it.  and there you have it.  i am awesome.  ;D