Does Pumpkin Spice still Pack a Punch?

As grey and damp late September sits ahead and the last tastes of summer’s sunshine and heat are left behind in the rear-view, “fall-vibes” storm into our lives - often abruptly - as seasonal flavors hit the shelves…and the advertising cycle - one of which is the illustrious pumpkin spice.

America has had something of an obsessive love affair with pumpkin-flavored treats since the colonial-era, thanks to the introduction of pumpkin pie. A staple of fall and Thanksgiving dinners around the country for over 250 years, the combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and clove is craved by millions once temperatures in the Northeast drop below 70.