Ah I get you. That makes sense, especially since there are so many churned out for Halloween. If they were all perfect for eating maybe we are best using it for our meal instead of cutting holes in it! I guess it's like apples, too. We had an apple tree in our garden, but they were cooking apples, you wouldn't ever think of eating it raw.
I don't think I've ever seen canned pumpkin here. Can you buy the cans of Libby's in your local grocery store?