The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[prabe]

I read an essay a while ago about why pumpkin pie spice is so prevalent in America. The conclusion was (a) it can be easily substituted for cinnamon in most dishes, and (b) Americans put cinnamon in tons of stuff. So when (c) Starbucks popularized the Pumpkin Spice Latte as a seasonal treat and made millions of dollars off of it, everyone with a jar of cinnamon jumped on the bandwagon.

It's a handy spice blend, really. If cinnamon is appropriate and you want ... I dunno, a broader range or more depth or whatever metaphor you want. It's overused and overexposed, but that doesn't make it bad.

 

[CleverNickName]

It's a handy spice blend, really. If cinnamon is appropriate and you want ... I dunno, a broader range or more depth or whatever metaphor you want. It's overused and overexposed, but that doesn't make it bad.

Agree. One time I was baking some cinnamon rolls and realized I was out of ground cinnamon. So I used pumpkin pie spice instead, and now I can never go back.

 

[payn]

I read an essay a while ago about why pumpkin pie spice is so prevalent in America. The conclusion was (a) it can be easily substituted for cinnamon in most dishes, and (b) Americans put cinnamon in tons of stuff. So when (c) Starbucks popularized the Pumpkin Spice Latte as a seasonal treat and made millions of dollars off of it, everyone with a jar of cinnamon jumped on the bandwagon.

There is also the whole pumpkin pie, bars, desert thing. Its always peak around Thanksgiving which just builds nostalgia into it as a product. ITs actually kind of genius because I love pumpkin but by the time thanksgiving is over, im done with it....until next fall again!

 

[billd91]

There is also the whole pumpkin pie, bars, desert thing. Its always peak around Thanksgiving which just builds nostalgia into it as a product. ITs actually kind of genius because I love pumpkin but by the time thanksgiving is over, im done with it....until next fall again!

That's why you need a source of year-round pumpkin goodness - micro-dosing, if you will. This is why I've been a fan of my local grocery store. They used to do a frycake flavor of the day and Fridays was always pumpkin. They still do pumpkin bread loaves frequently and not tied to the Starbucks pumpkin spice season.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

There is also the whole pumpkin pie, bars, desert thing. Its always peak around Thanksgiving which just builds nostalgia into it as a product. ITs actually kind of genius because I love pumpkin but by the time thanksgiving is over, im done with it....until next fall again!

If you want to enjoy a little taste of the fall without succumbing to the hegemony of the Great Pumpkin Industrial Complex (apologies to Linus), then I would recommend the following:

An Old Fashioned Jacked Apple
2 oz Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple
Peach Bitters to taste (recommend three - five)
Clove simple syrup to taste (recommend a teaspoon)

Combine bitters and simple syrup in a glass. Add Jack and one large ice cube. Garnish with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick.



ETA- 3-5 dashes of peach bitters. Not, um, bottles. I mean, I guess you could put in bottles? I'm not judging. Probably not very well-balanced at that point.

 

[el-remmen]

I make a nice white bean and pumpkin side dish to have with chicken and rice . . but I make it all year long.

 

[CleverNickName]

Pumpkin curry is a year-round staple at Thai restaurants and food carts here in Portland, too.

 

[trappedslider]

Everywhere we look, starts and galaxies are moving away from us at a great speed. Current theories put this down to the universe expanding. It is also possible that they simply want to get away from us...

 

[RealAlHazred]

Like booze, the strength is variable.

Pumpkin spice and Masala Chai share core ingredients - cinnamon and ginger, among other things. At high concentrations, like in a proper Masala Chai, both of those will read as "spicy" to the human palate.

So, basically, this is like thumbing your nose at people who prefer beer to hard liquor.

Ah, BUT...

Pumpkin spice turns things into Witch Potions™, while Masala Chai is "merely" a delicious foreign beverage mix.

 

[payn]

If you want to enjoy a little taste of the fall without succumbing to the hegemony of the Great Pumpkin Industrial Complex (apologies to Linus), then I would recommend the following:

An Old Fashioned Jacked Apple
2 oz Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple
Peach Bitters to taste (recommend three - five)
Clove simple syrup to taste (recommend a teaspoon)

Combine bitters and simple syrup in a glass. Add Jack and one large ice cube. Garnish with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick.



ETA- 3-5 dashes of peach bitters. Not, um, bottles. I mean, I guess you could put in bottles? I'm not judging. Probably not very well-balanced at that point.

Been there done that. Not a fan of apple flavor whiskies. That's mostly due to the obvious division between the whiskey and whatever flavoring chemical they added to it.