You walk down the street, pumpkins on people’s doorsteps. You look across the street, pumpkins in the windows of the shops. The grocery store? Giant bins outside, or perhaps even a fun-filled corral to walk through. They’re. All. Over. The. Place. Inescapable!
And throughout all this pumpkin-everything, there are some delights. Delights which you can imbibe, or consume for the next 6 weeks till you don’t want to see a semblance of pumpkin for at least 360 days. Unless you have some sort of allergy to pumpkins (Curcurbita Maxima!) then we all have some secret craving to be satiated during this oh-so-special time of year. For many, it is the opportunity, and simplicity of pumpkin beer.
Those do have a place and time, and now is it. But you can only have so many, and there ARE so many that will make you wish you had abstained from this flavor profile. Cloyingly sweet, or heavy on the spice. Grody.
Pumpkin pie? Oh my yes. Truly delicious. While available frozen throughout the year, this pie absolutely is best served fresh. Is it wrong to pair it with pumpkin spice whipped cream? If it is, I don’t want to be right!
Wait a dang minute!? Whaddabout the coffees??? Ah yes, the Pumpkin Spice Mafia (you know the one, Green Circle? Mermaid?) has the monopoly on this time of year. You will see one in the hand of every Ugg boot-wearing person on the street. Overpriced, over-saccharined, and about ready to make your heart stop.
I say…make your OWN! Yes! Take a stand and you too can create your own deliciousness. I know this because every 360 days or so I crave one of these delightful coffees, craft my own stuff, and make a PSL that rivals any other! Not bragging, Truthsaying!
Yeah, there’s a whooooooole buncha other pumpkin-themed stuff out there:
- Pumpkin Cupcake Foaming Handsoap
- Air Freshener! Make your whole joint smell of October!
- Pumpkin HAT! Are you brave enough to wear this outside of the 31st?
- Pumpkin…Slippers?
- Pumpkin Deodorant. That’s just…wrong.
- No no no… Pumpkin HUMMUS!?!?
- Twinkies? Those might be ok though.
I better stop because frankly, this list could be endless, taking INTO next year to compile. So keep yer eyes open and find, eat, drink, wear, wash, sprinkle, toss, clean, color, imbibe, cook, slurp, paint, bathe, smell all things pumpkin.
Get all pumpkined up and then yep, taste profile relegated to the tongue-back-burner for another year. Well done. Now back to regular coffees…
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