Holding myself accountable

Yesterday I was asking a colleague if they were going to add new blogs to their company's website...which got me thinking....when was the last time the Whine Press had new content?  It's time for the Dr (in a time lordy sense) to take her own advice and put pen to paper, or at least type to screen.

So here we go.  My skills are a year rusty but hopefully still entertaining (at least to Jim my partner in blog).  

This is the burning question of my day.  When did pumpkin become a thing? I know that pumpkins have been in our sights since 1584 but when did they become a thing?  For at least the first 400 years most of us looked to them for pies, cakes and breads with only your "Gourmet" readers incorporating it as a savory ingredient in entrees.  So wha' happen?  How did this gourd become a rockstar in the latte world? Insinuated itself into cheesecake, ice cream and both? (I'm looking at you Ben & Jerry's Smashing Pumpkins Cheesecake Ice cream) Been a Pop Tart? Been an M&M? So many categories that the humble pumpkin has infiltrated.  Who knew that all these years the pumpkin was sitting in its patch stealthily waiting for the right time to strike.  A time when vanilla, citrus, fruit flavors and chocolate are not enough variety! A time when people will spend over $5 for a cup of coffee with milk in it! A time when mothers scream 'MORE FLAVORS OF POP TARTS! MY CHILDREN NEED MORE FLAVORS!".  Pumpkin THIS IS YOUR TIME!!

I am however, drawing a line at this......