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The History of Pumpkin Spice

Every year at the beginning of September the pumpkin spice craze returns. It is a sign of fall returning, a time to break out the Uggs and sweaters. But have you ever wondered how this craze began? When did they start using pumpkin spice? When did they start making it into things like pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin spice doughnuts? The answers to these questions, and more, will surprise you.

When the colonists came to America, they saw pumpkins as useless. They used terms like "pumpkin eater" and "pumpkin roller" as terms for poor, ignorant farmers. And although they saw pumpkins as poor person food, the colonists always kept pumpkins to eat in the case of an emergency. It is believed that the pumpkin spice flavor began in 1995 when a Mexican candle shop began making pumpkin spice scented candles. Soon after that coffee shops became interested in the spice and began experimenting with the flavour. In 2003, Starbucks introduced the pumpkin spice latte, and it has since become a hit. Many limited items, such as pumpkin spice flavoured items, become so popular because they are only here for such a short time. But even with all the hype, studies have shown that most people tend to only get one per year. I personally try to get as much pumpkin spice/pie ice cream as I can! :)

Works Cited
“First Day of Fall Means It's Pumpkin Spice Time. Here's Why.” Time, Time, time.com/4943462/pumpkin-spice-history/.
Orenstein, Jayne. “The Origins of Pumpkin Spice and How It Became the Flavor of Fall.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 15 Sept. 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/15/love-it-or-hate-it-pumpkin-spice-is-here-to-stay/?utm_term=.1fc136990039.

Peck, Ashlee, et al. “A Brief History of Pumpkin Spice: The Flavor of Fall.” Family Tree, www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/brief-history-everything-pumpkin-spice/.

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