# Seasonal Food Flavorings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580 "2017-10-11T16:38:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/21 "2017-10-12T16:46:25Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, I’m happy to have pumpkin pie anytime of year! me too :D:D YUM! I make it with skim milk, always have. I think it comes out fine. Husband wont go near any pie except apple and sometimes cherry but he loves cheesecake! > [@pulykamell](#): > > Pumpkin cheesecake is okay. Never tried but willing. :)🙂 > [@pulykamell](#): > > Pumpkin pancakes? Nope :eek::eek::mad: Oh and seasoning in any other crap out there, no. NOPE, nadda, aint gonna ---
**Author:** ![Aufgeblassen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aufgeblassen/32/7321_2.png) [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/22 "2017-10-12T16:48:24Z")
In FL, we don’t really have seasons. So I like Caribbean Jerk Seasoning year round! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/23 "2017-10-12T16:55:17Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Pumpkin pancakes? You’re pushing it there. 😉 I’d bet that if your wife wanted to make them for a shared meal (just once a year!), you’d be willing to take one for the team. That’s pretty much how we’re operating here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/24 "2017-10-12T16:57:07Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > I’d bet that if your wife wanted to make them for a shared meal (just once a year!), you’d be willing to take one for the team. That’s pretty much how we’re operating here. 🙂 Oh, I’d be the one making them. I’m the cook around here. And I’d have fun making them, and I’m sure the kids and wife would love them. But I just don’t really enjoy pancakes, for as often as I make them (which is at least once a week these days.) I just eat something else. If you served them to me, of course I’d eat them. I don’t turn down food. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/25 "2017-10-12T19:06:37Z")
Now, if you want the pumpkin itself, my mom makes a wonderful black bean-pumpkin soup. Though of course she uses completely different spices than you’d use for a pie. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/26 "2017-10-12T21:34:41Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Now, if you want the pumpkin itself, my mom makes a wonderful black bean-pumpkin soup. Though of course she uses completely different spices than you’d use for a pie. Ooo…that sounds really good. I’ve done pumpkin soup many times, but not with black beans. I like the idea! ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/27 "2017-10-13T01:17:28Z")
speaking of egg nog wal mart is selling egg nog … ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/28 "2017-10-13T02:21:50Z")
As a kid, our neighbors that had Xmas parties and served nog of egg had just the shittiest taste in whiskey. Really rank booze. This will get me ranked out, but grocery stores sell Jim Beam Egg Nog for the holidays; it’s supposedly formulated to blend with JB–it’s not bad at all. Nutmeg is optional. There’s a spiced version, too, not as impressive. Only problem: I’ve only seen it in quarts and it’s pricey. Deck those halls! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/29 "2017-10-13T04:28:46Z")
I used to brew a special “Chocolate-Raspberry Stout” for the holiday season, but there ain’t no more holiday 'round these parts and nobody to drink it with me, so, FUCK IT! > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > If my wife sees this, I’m dead: > > After all these years, I’m getting tired of Olive Garden’s Pumpkin Cheesecake! > > There, I’ve said it! You’re in the clear, **burpo**. I whispered this in her ear last night, and she didn’t seem to mind at all! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/30 "2017-10-13T05:23:12Z")
Kinda-sorda. I’m that weirdo who really craves watermelon in February and eggnog in June. My favorite use for pumpkin though was this ethereal hash I made about a decade ago with chicken and peanuts and Moroccan spices. I have never quite been able to duplicate it. ☹ Did y’all know that most canned pumpkin isn’t actually pumpkin? It’s some other squash, probably butternut. The best squash is acorn, though. Chop em in half, rub with aromatic spices and butter, and fill the cavity with pineapple puree and bake for an hour. Mmmm. I do like making pumpkin pie or pumpkin roll (y’know, with the cream cheese filling) from scratch…I mean, from the stuff we dig out of jack o lanterns. It’s a pain and not the best stuff for the job, but I find something soothing and Zen-like about the process. Pumpkin. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/31 "2017-10-13T11:05:45Z")
I don’t care for pumpkin spice (like Pecan Sandies, the very name is unappetising), but it’s more appealing to me than salted caramel, which is just plain disgusting, both in name and flavor. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/32 "2017-10-13T15:28:51Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I used to brew a special “Chocolate-Raspberry Stout” for the holiday season, but there ain’t no more holiday 'round these parts and nobody to drink it with me, so, FUCK IT! > > You’re in the clear, **burpo**. I whispered this in her ear last night, and she didn’t seem to mind at all! 😉 The way she snores? You did no such thing. Bullhorn, maybe. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/33 "2017-10-13T16:46:44Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > As a kid, our neighbors that had Xmas parties and served nog of egg had just the shittiest taste in whiskey. Really rank booze. This will get me ranked out, but grocery stores sell Jim Beam Egg Nog for the holidays; it’s supposedly formulated to blend with JB–it’s not bad at all. Nutmeg is optional. There’s a spiced version, too, not as impressive. Only problem: I’ve only seen it in quarts and it’s pricey. Deck those halls! I love me some nog, too, but I take mine straight. I have a chocolate eggnog recipe that rocks … I should make that this year. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/34 "2017-10-13T17:01:43Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > The way she snores? You did no such thing. Bullhorn, maybe. 😛 Well, I _thought_ that was her ear! ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/35 "2017-10-13T17:12:07Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > I love me some nog, too, but I take mine straight. I have a chocolate eggnog recipe that rocks … I should make that this year. Please share the recipe. I do love egg nog. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/36 "2017-10-13T17:15:10Z")
**Chocolate Egg Nog** • 1 cup milk • 1 1/2 cups chocolate milk • 5 eggs • 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed) • 1/2 cup whipping cream • 1/2 cup Kahlua or strong coffee • 1/2 cup dark rum (optional) • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Combine milk and chocolate milk in a saucepan and scald (do not boil). In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar together until thick. Add about 1/2 cup of the hot milk to the egg mixture and mix through. Then stir the egg mixture back into the hot milk, and place over low heat. Add whipping cream and Kahlua or coffee. Cook and stir until mixture thickens. Do not boil. Remove from heat and add rum (if using) and cinnamon. Let cool and refrigerate until chilled. Serve with a sprinkling of grated chocolate and nutmeg. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/37 "2017-10-14T12:36:56Z")
> [@Elemenopy](#): > > Kinda-sorda. I’m that weirdo who really craves watermelon in February and eggnog in June. My favorite use for pumpkin though was this ethereal hash I made about a decade ago with chicken and peanuts and Moroccan spices. I have never quite been able to duplicate it. ☹ Did y’all know that most canned pumpkin isn’t actually pumpkin? It’s some other squash, probably butternut. The best squash is acorn, though. Chop em in half, rub with aromatic spices and butter, and fill the cavity with pineapple puree and bake for an hour. Mmmm. > > I do like making pumpkin pie or pumpkin roll (y’know, with the cream cheese filling) from scratch…I mean, from the stuff we dig out of jack o lanterns. It’s a pain and not the best stuff for the job, but I find something soothing and Zen-like about the process. > > Pumpkin. the cans I buy say pumpkin is the ingredient…are they lying? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/38 "2017-10-14T13:48:58Z")
“Pumpkin” isn’t actually as narrowly defined as most Americans think. If the label says pumpkin, then it contains pumpkin, but it probably isn’t the big orange pumpkin that you carve into Jack-o-lanterns, and may well be butternut pumpkin, AKA butternut squash. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/39 "2017-10-14T14:19:48Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > the cans I buy say pumpkin is the ingredient…are they lying? [Here’s the dope.](http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-actually-in-your-canned-pumpkin-puree-ingredient-intelligence-69123) It can be made from a variety of winter squashes. “Pumpkin” is not that rigidly defines by the FDA. Libby’s, for example, uses its own variant of Dickinson squash in their pumpkin purée. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580/40 "2017-10-14T14:26:57Z")
I should also add that Dickinson squash is also known as Dickinson pumpkin. It’s rather a hazy line between pumpkin and just any ordinary winter squash. I personally use butternut squash in my pumpkin pie if I’m making it from scratch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580.md?page=3)