Ginger. It usually plays second fiddle to cinnamon but is a secret powerhouse of flavor and health benefits. Really all of them except clove. I buy the brand that leaves it out. Good only for toothaches.
I’ve always been a little partial to Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell), though I think Scary Spice (Mel B.) has the coolest moniker of the bunch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Girls
@duodec Fresh grated nutmeg is the secret to good eggnog. I like eggnog in general, but it’s a whole other level when the nutmeg doesn’t come from a jar.
@DVDBZN You’d be surprised what a little can do. For instance, when you have an upset stomach a small bite of ginger should settle it within an hour. It’s great for digestion. Clove is an anesthetic so you can use if to sooth pain. Works great for teeth and gums. Cinnamon is anti-inflammatory. Keep it in your diet to reduce pain from arthritis and so on. Nutmeg is an anti-oxidant and stress reliever. It may be small amounts in your diet but its good for you. On the other hand, the sugars in the pumpkin are NOT good for you. So if you can enjoy a not-so-sweet pumpkin pie…way better for your body.
As for the ginger…I’ve kept a jar of candied sliced ginger on my desk at work ever since I was hired at the shop and for maybe a total of $12 I’ve saved my company over 100 working day from employees having upset stomachs and wanting to leave early. Almost every time, it works. They stay and feel much better.
A local bagel shop always has Pumpkin Spice cream cheese on Pumpkin Spice bagel. Plus Pumpkin Spice coffee. Can’t get too much of a good thing.
Since I’m self-quarantining I don’t want to go out to the shop, so I’m experimenting. Trying to make a slightly more healthy substitute for that cream cheese. Current attempt is a blend of the pie spices plus a dollop of maple syrup in Greek yogurt. On some dark crusty toast. It really is pretty good.
A lack of “pumpkin spice”
I’m gonna go with “the thousand-yard stare from the barista.”
Ginger. It usually plays second fiddle to cinnamon but is a secret powerhouse of flavor and health benefits. Really all of them except clove. I buy the brand that leaves it out. Good only for toothaches.
This is like asking, “what’s your favorite part of feculent emesis”… That poll choice is also missing, by the way…
@shahnm TDIL “feculent emesis” - um, ew.
@shahnm Not to worry…
I’ve always been a little partial to Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell), though I think Scary Spice (Mel B.) has the coolest moniker of the bunch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Girls
@phendrick Which one was Pumpkin Spice?
Nutmeg. From a nutmeg carried in your pocket.
Always
Always
Always
grated or rasped fresh when needed.
@duodec Fresh grated nutmeg is the secret to good eggnog. I like eggnog in general, but it’s a whole other level when the nutmeg doesn’t come from a jar.
I love all of the spices in pumpkin spice! Clove, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon…And they’re healthy, too!
@AuntMean67 I wonder, though, how much benefit you really get from, what, a gram of spices?
@DVDBZN You’d be surprised what a little can do. For instance, when you have an upset stomach a small bite of ginger should settle it within an hour. It’s great for digestion. Clove is an anesthetic so you can use if to sooth pain. Works great for teeth and gums. Cinnamon is anti-inflammatory. Keep it in your diet to reduce pain from arthritis and so on. Nutmeg is an anti-oxidant and stress reliever. It may be small amounts in your diet but its good for you. On the other hand, the sugars in the pumpkin are NOT good for you. So if you can enjoy a not-so-sweet pumpkin pie…way better for your body.
As for the ginger…I’ve kept a jar of candied sliced ginger on my desk at work ever since I was hired at the shop and for maybe a total of $12 I’ve saved my company over 100 working day from employees having upset stomachs and wanting to leave early. Almost every time, it works. They stay and feel much better.
Where is the sugar? If a spoonful works for medicine, it might work for Pumpkin Spice.
White pepper. My mom’s pumpkin pie always had this in. It’s a requirement.
Hops.
Pumpkin spice without hops is useless.
(And malted barley and yeast)
@mehcuda67 Exactamundo!
@mehcuda67 Are you serious? If so…recipe please!
@AuntMean67 I haven’t tried brewing it (yet), but this one sounds delicious. Maybe soon.
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/beer-recipe-of-the-week-ray-spanglers-pumpkin-spice-beer/
@mehcuda67 OMG! Thanks!
@AuntMean67
The best component of Pumpkin Spice is its absence!
A local bagel shop always has Pumpkin Spice cream cheese on Pumpkin Spice bagel. Plus Pumpkin Spice coffee. Can’t get too much of a good thing.
Since I’m self-quarantining I don’t want to go out to the shop, so I’m experimenting. Trying to make a slightly more healthy substitute for that cream cheese. Current attempt is a blend of the pie spices plus a dollop of maple syrup in Greek yogurt. On some dark crusty toast. It really is pretty good.
@romellex Try out some of this girl’s recipes. They sound yummy!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=293240461709581
https://www.tiktok.com/@carissareese1
@katbyter I liked her style too. Definitely my approach to cooking, although I don’t know if I’ve the nerve to do it in public as she does.
Wait, there’s no mashed-up pumpkin in this latte?
@awk Why would there be pumpkin in your milk?
When can we dump pumpkin spice of fall and move on to the peppermint of winter?
How 'bout pumpkins?
I mean, we don’t call salt “french fry spice.”
Is optionality one of the components?
Where’s the cardamom love?
Can you spell the “fuck” in pumpkin?
There is no fuckin’ pumpkin.
And therein lies the problem…
I dunno (ginger of course) but… Best write up in a good long while.