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Pumpkin Paradise

If you don't like the taste, smell, or consistency of pumpkin, then October is not the month for you.

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Pumpkin Paradise

As soon as September rolls around the fall spirit, decorations, and flavors begin to take over the world by storm. Everywhere you look, there's pumpkin spice this and pumpkin spice that. If you're not a fan of pumpkin, then this season is definitely not for you. (Maybe you should just hibernate until the day after Thanksgiving when peppermint and eggnog come out in full force.)

Until then, make sure you check out some of these limited edition pumpkin spice products made for the season.

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

The one and only Pumpkin Spice Latte-- the drink said to have started it all.

Nestle Toll House Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Pumpkin Spice M&M's

Michelob Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale

Ghiradelli Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Flavor

Pumpkin Spice Creme Oreos

Pumpkin Spice Peeps

Frosted Mini Wheats Pumpkin Spice

Pepperidge Farm Pumpkin Spice Swirl Bread

Pillsbury Pumpkin Spice Rolls

Hostess Pumpkin Spice Twinkies

Dunkins Donuts' Pumpkin Pie Coolatta

And don't forget the pumpkin spice flavored donuts and muffins!

Rise of the Pumpkin:

Why are so many people obsessed with pumpkin?

Some people believe the pumpkin pandemonium began with the perfectly planned release of the infamous Starbucks coffee drink. Others believe the origins and associations behind this oddly-shaped orange squash go a lot further back than just one coffee company.

The pumpkin craze began in the early 19th century when Americans began to move away from the rural life to the city. Cindy Ott, a professor at Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences, published a book entitled Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon, in which she studied the beginnings of America's pumpkin obsession. She claims that many Americans didn't buy pumpkins for the taste or the nutritional value of it. Instead, they bought them for the feeling a pumpkin arouses. She says, "It's a vegetable that represents this idyllic farm life, and the best sort of moral virtue. And Americans have become attached to that ...[With the pumpkin] We're celebrating the nostalgia for this old fashioned, rural way of life, that no one ever really wanted to stay on, but everyone's always been romantic about."

In current years, the pumpkin is now associated with the transition into autumn. In a survey of the four seasons, fall came out with an average of 29 percent, making it the most preferred season by Americans. With more people loving everything that fall promises, it's more likely that people will be drawn to pumpkin products to elicit those fall feelings and nostalgic memories of carving pumpkins.

The Pumpkin Spice Revolution:

Has It Gone Too Far?

Although many brands and companies have created unique and tasty pumpkin-flavored creations, some companies seem to be struggling to create pumpkin products that will fly off the shelves. Have some companies taken the pumpkin spice revolution a little too far?

Pet Smart's Pumpkin Spice Flavored Dog Bones

What dog would even care if it's pumpkin spice flavored or not? It's a giant bone. That right there will get their mouths watering enough. This seems to be a product made more for the dog owners' satisfaction than the actual dogs'.

Country Crock Pumpkin Spice Butter

On the website, they claim it goes perfectly with sweet potatoes and yams ... not sure how I feel about that.

Exfoliating Pumpkin Peel

I don't really know if it works, but it's $75 for anyone interested in giving it a shot.

Pumpkin Salsa

This is even a thing?

Cedar's Pumpkin Spice Hommus

This makes me nauseous just looking at it. A combination of pumpkin and mushy stuff makes me think of baby food.


With so many pumpkin products out there now, I'm bound to have missed a few of your favorites. What are your favorite pumpkin flavored products? What are the weirdest you've seen so far this season?

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