I love pumpkin pie — but not just any pumpkin pie.
It has to be my mother’s pumpkin pie, made with her unique thick and dry crust, and it has to be enjoyed only on Thanksgiving Day.
It’s a Purcell family tradition, after all, and tradition is the reason Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday.
The very first recorded Thanksgiving occurred in November 1621 when the Plymouth colonists enjoyed…