Pumpkin pie spice

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Liquid pumpkin pie spice as a general-use coffee syrup

Pumpkin pie spice, also known as pumpkin spice, is an American spice mix, originally developed for flavoring the filling of a pumpkin pie. It does not include pumpkin as an ingredient.

Contents

Pumpkin pie spice is similar to the British and Commonwealth mixed spice, and the medieval poudre-douce. [1] It is generally a blend of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and sometimes allspice. [2] It can also be used as a seasoning in general cooking.

As of 2016, pumpkin spice consumables produce $500 million in annual sales. [3]

History

Flavour combinations similar to pumpkin spice were known in the medieval period - the 1390s book Le Ménagier de Paris contains a spice mix of 17 parts ginger, 4 parts each cinnamon and sugar, and 2 parts each cloves and grains of paradise. Similar spice mixes were often called 'poudre-douce' or 'sweet powder'. [1]

A "Pompkin" recipe calling for a similar spice mix (mace, nutmeg, and ginger) can be found in the first known published American cookbook, American Cookery , published in 1796 by Amelia Simmons: [4]

Pompkin

No. 1. One quart stewed and strained, 3 pints cream, 9 beaten eggs, sugar, mace, nutmeg and ginger, laid into paste No. 7 or 3, and with a dough spur, cross and chequer it, and baked in dishes three quarters of an hour.

No. 2. One quart of milk, 1 pint pompkin, 4 eggs, molasses, allspice and ginger in a crust, bake 1 hour.

Pumpkin pie spice has been mentioned in cookbooks dating to the 1890s. [5] [6] [7] [ failed verification ] Blended pumpkin pie spice was introduced commercially by McCormick & Company in 1934. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mondschein, Ken (October 2021). "The Medieval Origins of Pumpkin Spice". Medievalists. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Cadwalader, Zac (14 September 2022). "Pumpkin Spice Is Now Dictionary Official". Sprudge.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "A brief history of how pumpkin spice took over our lives". businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "American Cookery by Amelia Simmons - Full Text Free Book". www.fulltextarchive.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Farmer, Fannie Meritt. 1896. The Original Boston Cooking-School Cookbook, Facsimile Edition of 1986, Weathervane Books, NY, NY
  6. ↑ Smiley's cookbook and universal household guide. Smiley Publishing Co. Chicago
  7. ↑ Coppin, C.A. 1910. Mamma's Hints to Housekeepers. Advanced Stove Works, Keller-Crescent, Evansville, IN.
  8. ↑ McKormick & Company, "Pumpkin Pie Spice: An Iconic McCormick Product (And How We’re Working to Meet the Holiday Demand)", November 19, 2020 Archived October 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine


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