Pumpkin spice products are already in grocery stores in July
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With more people tapping into the trend of Summerween
Summerween
Your marketers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
They’ve never once considered if they should. Heck, Adam Smith said so himself:
“The wealth of nations relies on dumb ass marketing and stupid fuckers buying into it.” - Adam Smith
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Fuck yeah! Pumpkin spice is delicious! That shit oughta be year round.
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It's weird being in the southern hemisphere sometimes.
Oh, I never thought of that... is the cinnamon/ginger/clove mix associated with autumn or Christmas there? I remember reading a book, I want to say Little House on the Prairie, when I was a kid where some kids were really excited that their mom brought them some cold, refreshing eggnog as a summer time treat while working in the field. I found that very strange.
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Candy corn too.
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Oh, I never thought of that... is the cinnamon/ginger/clove mix associated with autumn or Christmas there? I remember reading a book, I want to say Little House on the Prairie, when I was a kid where some kids were really excited that their mom brought them some cold, refreshing eggnog as a summer time treat while working in the field. I found that very strange.
No, it's not really a thing here at all.
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It should just be sold all year round anyway. The hell I have to wait until October/September for things to taste like pumpkin pie? It doesn't ever actually have pumpkin in it, so it's not because of a growing season.
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No, it's not really a thing here at all.
Oh, that makes sense. Do you have any seasonal spice combos?
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Saw Halloween costume put up for sale, in mid-July. At this point, expecting frozen Turkeys to show up soon.
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Might as well make it year round. Hell, vanilla was considered the fanciest of fancy rare spices, and now it's in everything.
Biggest problem i have with "seasonal" food, is the absolutely infuriating amount of food wasted just because the box/product needs to be swapped for the version that has hearts and bunnies on it.
Vanilla, actual vanilla, is a pain in the ass to make, and almost all of the world's actual vanilla ends up in ice cream. We can synthesize the same chemicals out of, among other things, wood pulp and beaver secretions, which is why it's easier to make things vanilla flavored now.
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Saw Halloween costume put up for sale, in mid-July. At this point, expecting frozen Turkeys to show up soon.
Saw Halloween decorations at Lowe's couple days ago
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It's either season creep or retailers don't think we're going to make it through fall so they're dumping products ahead of schedule.
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Oh, that makes sense. Do you have any seasonal spice combos?
I think various corporations are trying to make pumpkin spice a thing, but apart from that, not really.
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Vanilla, actual vanilla, is a pain in the ass to make, and almost all of the world's actual vanilla ends up in ice cream. We can synthesize the same chemicals out of, among other things, wood pulp and beaver secretions, which is why it's easier to make things vanilla flavored now.
Do you mean the vanilla bean is a pain in the ass to grow? Vanilla is really easy to make from vanilla beans. Just use alcohol to extract the vanilla
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It should just be sold all year round anyway. The hell I have to wait until October/September for things to taste like pumpkin pie? It doesn't ever actually have pumpkin in it, so it's not because of a growing season.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Yeah, this doesn't look to be Halloween-themed or anything. I have cans of pumpkin and pumpkin extract that last for years. They can do pumpkin stuff whenever.
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Vanilla, actual vanilla, is a pain in the ass to make, and almost all of the world's actual vanilla ends up in ice cream. We can synthesize the same chemicals out of, among other things, wood pulp and beaver secretions, which is why it's easier to make things vanilla flavored now.
wood pulp
This is also why barrel-aged spirits don't just taste like vanilla, they have literal vanillin in them, which is vanilla's main flavor compound.
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It should just be sold all year round anyway. The hell I have to wait until October/September for things to taste like pumpkin pie? It doesn't ever actually have pumpkin in it, so it's not because of a growing season.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I can't stand pumpkin but it, I think obviously, should be made all year. Is there some problem with production or maybe people only like the taste of it exclusively at that time of year?
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I can't stand pumpkin but it, I think obviously, should be made all year. Is there some problem with production or maybe people only like the taste of it exclusively at that time of year?
People go out of their way to buy pumpkin spice versions of products they likely would not have bought originally because the limited time nature makes them seem more enticing. And to also buy products in greater volume or more frequently than they otherwise would, to enjoy why it lasts. FOMO, basically.
Same reason why "McRib is back" keeps being a thing.
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wood pulp
This is also why barrel-aged spirits don't just taste like vanilla, they have literal vanillin in them, which is vanilla's main flavor compound.
I'm surprised whiskey aged in oak doesn't come out as bitter af due to the tannin in the wood. Is that the point of charring the barrel?
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I can't stand pumpkin but it, I think obviously, should be made all year. Is there some problem with production or maybe people only like the taste of it exclusively at that time of year?
I'll buy a pumpkin or apple cider donut once or twice when they release around September. If they were available all year, I honestly doubt I would think about it or have it anymore than that. I can't be the only one that feels that way.
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I'm surprised whiskey aged in oak doesn't come out as bitter af due to the tannin in the wood. Is that the point of charring the barrel?
IDK, TBH. Though I do think that many aged spirits are kind of bitter, especially the extra-long aged ones. Seems to depend on the oak species, too, French Oak often seems to lead to bitterer spirits (might be part of the reason why cognac often has added sugar) compared to White Oak (the standard for bourbon barrels).
