Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
Janet US

On 9/30/2016 3:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
> Janet US
>

I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.

MaryL

On 2016-09-30 5:24 PM, MaryL wrote:
> On 9/30/2016 3:45 PM, Janet B wrote:

>
> I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
> bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
> tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.
>
>


My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.

On 9/30/2016 5:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-09-30 5:24 PM, MaryL wrote:
>> On 9/30/2016 3:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
>>
>> I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
>> bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
>> tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.
>>
>>
>
>
> My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
> I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
> that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.
>
Okay, add that to my list. I do like pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips.

MaryL

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 6:42:07 PM UTC-5, MaryL wrote:
>
> On 9/30/2016 5:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2016-09-30 5:24 PM, MaryL wrote:
> >> On 9/30/2016 3:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
> >> bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
> >> tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
> > I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
> > that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.
> >
> Okay, add that to my list. I do like pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips.
>
> MaryL
>
>
How about pumpkin dip?

On 9/30/2016 7:01 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 6:42:07 PM UTC-5, MaryL wrote:
>>
>> On 9/30/2016 5:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-09-30 5:24 PM, MaryL wrote:
>>>> On 9/30/2016 3:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
>>>> bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
>>>> tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
>>> I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
>>> that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.
>>>
>> Okay, add that to my list. I do like pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips.
>>
>> MaryL
>>
>>
> How about pumpkin dip?
>

I don't know. I have never tried it.

itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>MaryL wrote:
>>Dave Smith wrote:
>> >MaryL wrote:
>> >>Janet B wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
>> >> bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
>> >> tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.
>> >
>> > My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
>> > I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
>> > that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.
>> >
>> Okay, add that to my list. I do like pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips.
>>
>> MaryL
>>
>How about pumpkin dip?

That's easy... sprinkle pumpkin pie spice in your panties.

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:31:22 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-09-30 5:24 PM, MaryL wrote:
>> On 9/30/2016 3:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
>>
>> I have always loved pumpkin pie (*not* the dark spicy type), pumpkin
>> bread and pumpkin cookies. But that's it...none of the rest. And I
>> tend to limit even those three to Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas.
>>
>>
>
>
>My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
>I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
>that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.

what does pumpkin chocolate even taste like? Two such strong flavors
together are something I just can't imagine. Or is it pumpkin muffins
with chocolate chips?
Janet US

On 2016-09-30 10:54 PM, Janet B wrote:

>> My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
>> I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
>> that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.
>
> what does pumpkin chocolate even taste like? Two such strong flavors
> together are something I just can't imagine. Or is it pumpkin muffins
> with chocolate chips?

They are pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips.... lots of chocolate
chips. She uses only high quality ingredients, so the muffins are made
from scratch and good chips.

On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 08:32:52 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-09-30 10:54 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
>>> My corner bakery/coffee shop sells incredible pumpkin chocolate muffins.
>>> I have had hundreds of them over the years but I am constantly surprised
>>> that they taste so much better than I expect them to be.
>>
>> what does pumpkin chocolate even taste like? Two such strong flavors
>> together are something I just can't imagine. Or is it pumpkin muffins
>> with chocolate chips?
>
>They are pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips.... lots of chocolate
>chips. She uses only high quality ingredients, so the muffins are made
>from scratch and good chips.

I make a pumpkin & chocolate chip loaf quite often. Recipe he

http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/th...pumpkin-bread/

Unfortunately (and I have no idea why), my husband doesn't like
chocolate chips and pumpkin together. So I divide the batter in half
and make two small loaves - one with the chocolate chips for me and
one with walnuts for him.

Doris

In article >,
says...
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.

It can be a confusing dialect, but:

land office business: extensive and rapid business

says Merriam-Webster.

"Bruce" wrote in message
T...

In article >,
says...
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.

It can be a confusing dialect, but:

land office business: extensive and rapid business

says Merriam-Webster.

================

Thanks, I didn't have a clue with that meant

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On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 09:16:58 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> > Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> > It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> > pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
>
> It can be a confusing dialect, but:
>
> land office business: extensive and rapid business
>
> says Merriam-Webster.
>
> ================
>
> Thanks, I didn't have a clue with that meant

It harkens back to the when Pioneers were staking claim to land the
USA had purchased from France.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 09:16:58 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > T...
> >
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> > > Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's
> > > everywhere. It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail.
> > > I sure hope the pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> >
> > It can be a confusing dialect, but:
> >
> > land office business: extensive and rapid business
> >
> > says Merriam-Webster.
> >
> > ================
> >
> > Thanks, I didn't have a clue with that meant
>
> It harkens back to the when Pioneers were staking claim to land the
> USA had purchased from France.

I love it! BTW you can tell a true southerner by use of words. Yes
indeed, it does harken back to that. The 'back' could be omitted as
it's inherent in normally being a past tense word but it makes it clear
that its not the present tense 'harken' which means to 'draw towards'
(seldom used) as in 'cheese cake harkens me hither' (hither can be
replaced with a specific place where you'd get cheese cake ;-)

Carol

--

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 10:45:30 AM UTC-10, Janet B wrote:
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
> Janet US

This is my favorite pumpkin. I can only eat a couple of pieces though.

http://japaneats.tv/2010/09/18/recip...mpkin-tempura/

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:43:24 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 10:45:30 AM UTC-10, Janet B wrote:
>> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
>> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
>> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
>> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
>> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
>> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
>> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
>> Janet US
>
>This is my favorite pumpkin. I can only eat a couple of pieces though.
>
>http://japaneats.tv/2010/09/18/recip...mpkin-tempura/

that sounds really good.
Janet US

dsi1 wrote:
> This is my favorite pumpkin. I can only eat a couple of pieces though.
>
> http://japaneats.tv/2010/09/18/recip...mpkin-tempura/

My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato. Pretty
much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep the batter a
bit thicker than for meat.

On 2016-10-07 11:07 AM, Gary wrote:

> My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato. Pretty
> much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep the batter a
> bit thicker than for meat.
>

Darn you. I have stated in the past that I have been for Japanese food a
food times and never been impressed with it. Tempura was always the
worst part of it. I had heard so much about the light crispy batter, but
every time I had it the batter was soggy and greasy. People have told
me that there are better places but my experiences have been such that I
am not inclined to bother looking. There are too many other good foods
out there to enjoy.

Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2016-10-07 11:07 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> > My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato.
> > Pretty much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep
> > the batter a bit thicker than for meat.
> >
>
> Darn you. I have stated in the past that I have been for Japanese
> food a food times and never been impressed with it. Tempura was
> always the worst part of it. I had heard so much about the light
> crispy batter, but every time I had it the batter was soggy and
> greasy. People have told me that there are better places but my
> experiences have been such that I am not inclined to bother looking.
> There are too many other good foods out there to enjoy.

Sounds like they didnt use the ice water and dipped them let them sit
before frying.

--

On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:43:56 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > On 2016-10-07 11:07 AM, Gary wrote:
> >
> > > My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato.
> > > Pretty much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep
> > > the batter a bit thicker than for meat.
> > >
> >
> > Darn you. I have stated in the past that I have been for Japanese
> > food a food times and never been impressed with it. Tempura was
> > always the worst part of it. I had heard so much about the light
> > crispy batter, but every time I had it the batter was soggy and
> > greasy. People have told me that there are better places but my
> > experiences have been such that I am not inclined to bother looking.
> > There are too many other good foods out there to enjoy.
>
> Sounds like they didnt use the ice water and dipped them let them sit
> before frying.

The batter could have been too thick, but also the fryer temp wasn't
optimal for whatever reason. God forbid they were pre-coated like
onion rings, calamari and shrimp often are.


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On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 5:08:23 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > This is my favorite pumpkin. I can only eat a couple of pieces though.
> >
> > http://japaneats.tv/2010/09/18/recip...mpkin-tempura/
>
> My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato. Pretty
> much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep the batter a
> bit thicker than for meat.

The old style local Okazuya tempura batter was super thick, doughy, and greasy! Sweet potato tempura was always a favorite. The food was made to be able to sit around for hours and served ala carte. You'd pick your favorites and have it boxed and then eat it for lunch later on. My Auntie used to have an Okazuya.

http://www.frolichawaii.com/eating/fave-okazuya-finds/

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 5:08:23 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > This is my favorite pumpkin. I can only eat a couple of pieces though.
> >
> > http://japaneats.tv/2010/09/18/recip...mpkin-tempura/
>
> My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato. Pretty
> much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep the batter a
> bit thicker than for meat.

The old style local Okazuya tempura batter was super thick, doughy, and
greasy! Sweet potato tempura was always a favorite. The food was made to be
able to sit around for hours and served ala carte. You'd pick your favorites
and have it boxed and then eat it for lunch later on. My Auntie used to have
an Okazuya.

http://www.frolichawaii.com/eating/fave-okazuya-finds/

=================

Incidentally, I made your bread and he loves it I referred back to the
original recipe that I found and used half a teaspoon of salt and it worked
fine. Mind you, it took a whole day and night to make it)

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On Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 4:14:04 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 5:08:23 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > dsi1 wrote:
> > > This is my favorite pumpkin. I can only eat a couple of pieces though..
> > >
> > > http://japaneats.tv/2010/09/18/recip...mpkin-tempura/
> >
> > My very favorite deep fried tempura battered veg is sweet potato. Pretty
> > much the same as your pumpkin. For veggies, you should keep the batter a
> > bit thicker than for meat.
>
> The old style local Okazuya tempura batter was super thick, doughy, and
> greasy! Sweet potato tempura was always a favorite. The food was made to be
> able to sit around for hours and served ala carte. You'd pick your favorites
> and have it boxed and then eat it for lunch later on. My Auntie used to have
> an Okazuya.
>
> http://www.frolichawaii.com/eating/fave-okazuya-finds/
>
> =================
>
> Incidentally, I made your bread and he loves it I referred back to the
> original recipe that I found and used half a teaspoon of salt and it worked
> fine. Mind you, it took a whole day and night to make it)
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Boy it sure does take a long time to make this bread! Now you can make sweet bread French toast.

We love Portuguese sweet bread French toast on this island. Typically the bread is cut on the thick side. You have to find out how long to soak the bread. Some people like to get the bread well-soaked but I go for a light soak. If you go for soaking the bread well, you might want to finish it off in the oven. I'd make it this morning but I'm making cornbread instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGyyK8GnL1U

On 9/30/2016 2:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
> Janet US
>
It's a month away and the S/Ms have been selling pumpkins and HW candy
for a couple of weeks.
I haven't seen any xmas crap yet but any day now......
Graham

>http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/eaglerebirth.aspOn Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:47:03 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 9/30/2016 2:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>
>> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
>> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
>> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
>> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
>> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
>> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
>> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
>> Janet US
>>
>It's a month away and the S/Ms have been selling pumpkins and HW candy
>for a couple of weeks.
>I haven't seen any xmas crap yet but any day now......
>Graham

Costco put up Xmas decorations on sale last month, I saw people
purchasing, had hoped they would learn a lesson

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:03:08 -0300, wrote:
>
> Costco put up Xmas decorations on sale last month, I saw people
> purchasing, had hoped they would learn a lesson

The lesson they've learned is buy them when you see them (even if
you're not in a holiday mood yet), because they'll be gone when you
return.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:09:10 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:03:08 -0300, wrote:
>>
>> Costco put up Xmas decorations on sale last month, I saw people
>> purchasing, had hoped they would learn a lesson
>
>The lesson they've learned is buy them when you see them (even if
>you're not in a holiday mood yet), because they'll be gone when you
>return.

I meant that I hoped Costco would learn a lesson, put 'em out and
nobody much buy them. There are still plenty there.

"graham" wrote in message ...

On 9/30/2016 2:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
> Janet US
>
It's a month away and the S/Ms have been selling pumpkins and HW candy
for a couple of weeks.
I haven't seen any xmas crap yet but any day now......
Graham
===========

We've had Christmas cards and decorations on sale in our supermarkets for a
wee while now

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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "graham" wrote in message ...
>
> On 9/30/2016 2:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
> >
> > Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> > Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's
> > everywhere. It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail.
> > I sure hope the pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> > I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> > filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> > public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
> > Janet US
> >
> It's a month away and the S/Ms have been selling pumpkins and HW candy
> for a couple of weeks.
> I haven't seen any xmas crap yet but any day now......
> Graham
> ===========
>
> We've had Christmas cards and decorations on sale in our supermarkets
> for a wee while now

Thats true. In England though, they don't have a major invtervening
holiday though between Halloween and Xmas? In Canada (due to shorter
season) we are the cusp of their Thanksgiving, and USA folks have it in
November. I'm not sure if Thanksgiving is as big in Canada as USA, but
it's still pretty significant.

--

On 2016-10-02 11:40 AM, cshenk wrote:

> Thats true. In England though, they don't have a major invtervening
> holiday though between Halloween and Xmas? In Canada (due to shorter
> season) we are the cusp of their Thanksgiving, and USA folks have it in
> November. I'm not sure if Thanksgiving is as big in Canada as USA, but
> it's still pretty significant.

It is commonly celebrated, but not quite to the extent that it is in the
US. I know that it is one of the big travel events of the year. It is
generally a time for families to get together and feast on a turkey with
all the trimmings. Unfortunately, it also seems to be sliding down the
path to a major shopping event.

On 9/30/2016 4:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!

If it's not pumpkin, it's pumpkin pie spice. Glad to know
I'm not the only person who doesn't find it overly enticing.
It's okay. Pumpkin pie spice is nice, but really, I don't
want it in my coffee. They make it sound like people are
begging for the return of pumpkin pie spice coffee, maybe they
are.

Got my stoop pumpkin yesterday for 5 bucks.

nancy

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:28:39 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 9/30/2016 4:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>
>> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
>> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
>> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
>> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
>> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
>> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
>> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!
>
>If it's not pumpkin, it's pumpkin pie spice. Glad to know
>I'm not the only person who doesn't find it overly enticing.
>It's okay. Pumpkin pie spice is nice, but really, I don't
>want it in my coffee. They make it sound like people are
>begging for the return of pumpkin pie spice coffee, maybe they
>are.
>
>Got my stoop pumpkin yesterday for 5 bucks.
>
>nancy
>
that's a pretty good price. Are you going to carve it later on?
Janet US

On 9/30/2016 10:59 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:28:39 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> Got my stoop pumpkin yesterday for 5 bucks.

> that's a pretty good price. Are you going to carve it later on?

No, we just put the usual mums and hay type stuff out, we don't
carve the pumpkin. I think the squirrels or the chipmunks
would have their way with it if we did.

Normally we go to a nursery where they do up the whole fall/
Halloween thing and spend way too much on a pumpkin. We were
walking into the supermarket and there they had good size ones
with a nice orange color. What the heck, 2 for $10. It's
usually $20 something at the other place.

nancy

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:13:12 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 9/30/2016 10:59 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:28:39 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>
>>> Got my stoop pumpkin yesterday for 5 bucks.
>
>> that's a pretty good price. Are you going to carve it later on?
>
>No, we just put the usual mums and hay type stuff out, we don't
>carve the pumpkin. I think the squirrels or the chipmunks
>would have their way with it if we did.
>
>Normally we go to a nursery where they do up the whole fall/
>Halloween thing and spend way too much on a pumpkin. We were
>walking into the supermarket and there they had good size ones
>with a nice orange color. What the heck, 2 for $10. It's
>usually $20 something at the other place.
>
>nancy

My husband, who spent his summers with his grandmother on the farm, is
always amused at the store prices for 2 or 3 corn stalks or a mini
bale of hay. Of course, we realize the price reflects various
handling and transportation, but still. I guess that Halloween now
ranks as the most important US holiday. At least it is in the eyes of
the merchandisers.
Janet US

On 10/1/2016 1:18 AM, Janet B wrote:
> My husband, who spent his summers with his grandmother on the farm, is
> always amused at the store prices for 2 or 3 corn stalks or a mini
> bale of hay. Of course, we realize the price reflects various
> handling and transportation, but still. I guess that Halloween now
> ranks as the most important US holiday. At least it is in the eyes of
> the merchandisers.
> Janet US
>
The last carved pumpkin I had was one that John did... he carved the
shape of a cat. You know the typical image: Halloween cat. Arched
back, curved tail. It was really cute! Kind of hard to do unless
you're just used to carving pumpkins that aren't a typical
jack-o-lantern shape.

I am the only one in the neighborhood to have blinking eyeball lights.
This time of year I tuck them in the bushes out front and plug them in
at dusk. They're fun!

Jill

"Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

On 9/30/2016 4:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
> I am limited to a pumpkin pie per year and perhaps making the pie
> filling without the crust. I just can't imagine that the eating
> public is that into pumpkin. Pumpkin ale? Wow!

If it's not pumpkin, it's pumpkin pie spice. Glad to know
I'm not the only person who doesn't find it overly enticing.
It's okay. Pumpkin pie spice is nice, but really, I don't
want it in my coffee. They make it sound like people are
begging for the return of pumpkin pie spice coffee, maybe they
are.

Got my stoop pumpkin yesterday for 5 bucks.

nancy

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> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

> If it's not pumpkin, it's pumpkin pie spice. Glad to know
> I'm not the only person who doesn't find it overly enticing.
> It's okay. Pumpkin pie spice is nice, but really, I don't
> want it in my coffee. They make it sound like people are
> begging for the return of pumpkin pie spice coffee, maybe they
> are.

> nancy


If you buy good coffee you certainly don't want to screw it up with a
strong flavor. It would be like converting a diamond into a lump of coal.

On 10/1/2016 7:34 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> :
>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>
>> If it's not pumpkin, it's pumpkin pie spice. Glad to know
>> I'm not the only person who doesn't find it overly enticing.
>> It's okay. Pumpkin pie spice is nice, but really, I don't
>> want it in my coffee. They make it sound like people are
>> begging for the return of pumpkin pie spice coffee, maybe they
>> are.

> If you buy good coffee you certainly don't want to screw it up with a
> strong flavor. It would be like converting a diamond into a lump of coal.

I just like light cream in my coffee, that's it. I'm not interested
in flavored coffee, though chocolate is a great complement.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...

> I just like light cream in my coffee, that's it. I'm not interested
> in flavored coffee, though chocolate is a great complement.
>
> nancy

Me either, I don't especially care for flavored coffees, and just 1 TBS of
heavy whipping cream in it does it for me.

Cheri

On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:29:03 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 10/1/2016 7:34 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> :
>>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>
>>> If it's not pumpkin, it's pumpkin pie spice. Glad to know
>>> I'm not the only person who doesn't find it overly enticing.
>>> It's okay. Pumpkin pie spice is nice, but really, I don't
>>> want it in my coffee. They make it sound like people are
>>> begging for the return of pumpkin pie spice coffee, maybe they
>>> are.
>
>> If you buy good coffee you certainly don't want to screw it up with a
>> strong flavor. It would be like converting a diamond into a lump of coal.
>
>I just like light cream in my coffee, that's it. I'm not interested
>in flavored coffee, though chocolate is a great complement.
>
>nancy

yes, something with the coffee not in the coffee. Heck. Now I want a
cup of coffee and a decent dark chocolate candy.
Janet US