tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post9087735071264856219..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Pumpkin flavoring -- is there any chemistry there? Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-25013816820042751912014-02-16T03:41:49.812-05:002014-02-16T03:41:49.812-05:00If you aren't impressed by the flavor of plain...If you aren't impressed by the flavor of plain pumpkin, you're eating the wrong pumpkins. Try some heirloom varieties; C. maxima and C. moschata types tend to have the richest aromatics, sweetest and creamiest flesh. The classic Halloween pumpkin was never bred for eating, and it tastes like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-90013771665643744942012-10-17T09:11:45.142-04:002012-10-17T09:11:45.142-04:00Chemistry is all around us. Even Internet spammers...Chemistry is all around us. Even Internet spammers like yourself are made possible by the wonders of chemistry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-79221699545722228052012-10-16T21:58:43.498-04:002012-10-16T21:58:43.498-04:00Pumpkin pie is the essence of mediocrity. The very...Pumpkin pie is the essence of mediocrity. The very best pumpkin pie you ever tasted is practically indistinguishable from the very worst pumpkin pie you ever tasted.<br />—Garrison Keillor<br /> <br />Pumpkin pie is a good excuse to use nutmeg and cinnamon.<br />—Garrison KeillorEric F. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958444625526825210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40671435590181321222012-10-16T21:19:08.762-04:002012-10-16T21:19:08.762-04:00I used to grow pumpkins when I was a kid back on t...I used to grow pumpkins when I was a kid back on the farm. They gave me a small plot of land where I could grow anything I wanted (when I didn't have to tend to other crops). I used most of it on pumpkins because they were the biggest thing I could grow and thought it was cool. I really, really hated the taste though. When we had anything from the pumpkins I grew, I tried to get out of eating it. I always suspected those 'pumpkin cream-cheese pies' or 'pumpkin beer' I was buying later in life were not '100% kosher' as they say. <br /><br />250lb of pumpkins is not a lot actually. 10 max? If they are small. Those things can get huge. Maybe the local brewery also used doping.uncle samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-49485735523315260492012-10-16T14:09:32.250-04:002012-10-16T14:09:32.250-04:00You need a dumpload of pumpkins to make any sort o...You need a dumpload of pumpkins to make any sort of pumpkin flavor stand out. Most of what you are tasting are the spices.<br /><br />A brewery in Pittsburgh, PA actually did away with the farce, and produces what they call a "Nunkin Ale", which is a pumpkin beer minus the pumpkin. You can hardly tell they left it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-36871725786322717102012-10-16T09:15:03.409-04:002012-10-16T09:15:03.409-04:00A local brewery reports on its menu that its pumpk...A local brewery reports on its menu that its pumpkin ale was brewed with 250 lbs of local pumpkins. So maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-8323657125449274532012-10-16T08:02:36.223-04:002012-10-16T08:02:36.223-04:00I've had bacon. Pumpkin is no bacon.
I'v...I've had bacon. Pumpkin is no bacon. <br /><br />I've noticed that breweries like to add a pumpkin ale of some description at this time of year as well. I've tried a few but they've all been pretty bad. <br /><br />Still, an odd trend and I think the locavore/wholesome theory is correct. Shame there is not more follow-through on it actually being local, with actual pumpkin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-20620756017041917452012-10-16T06:13:22.435-04:002012-10-16T06:13:22.435-04:00I think you forgot to mention ginger and star anis...I think you forgot to mention ginger and star anise in the seasoning mix, both of which are quite prominent. In a way the pumpkin spice is quite similar to gingerbread and and chai (minus cardamon) milkshakehttp://orgprepdaily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5620397702476308122012-10-15T22:24:38.132-04:002012-10-15T22:24:38.132-04:00No, there is not a single molecule of pumpkin in p...No, there is not a single molecule of pumpkin in pumpkin flavor - its the seasonings only..<br />both pumpkin and the seasoning are both wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com