• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Apple cider is seasonal because it relies on apple harvesting, but there is no reason to not have pumpkin spice any time of year except for artificial scarcity. The same with eggnog except people don’t like eggnog much to begin with.

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      1 year ago

      But apples are available year round and cider is a great storage method. It is available year round. Preferences and market drivers cause seasonal supply increases.

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      Actual eggnog is an affront in the fact of god, but the carton of custard flavored milkshake that Southern Comfort sells every year is pretty excellent. I’m led to believe you can even put booze in it.

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      Take the nutmeg out of it, that’s what no one likes about it. That’s basically what custard is, and it’s fucking good.

      It’s like a drinkable pudding.

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        What, boo. Nutmeg is great. My experience with people not liking eggnog is that they don’t like the stuff labeled eggnog you get at the supermarket.

        The real stuff, made with egg yolks, with lots of booze, left to age a month or two, excellent.

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      Apple cider can keep for a long time as well. In fact in the 18th century Americans drank it all year round and favoured it over beer.

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        Asterisk: The beverage you’re talking about (cider) is effectively apple wine and can be stored and maintained in pretty much the exact way any other wine can.

        When you hear most modern Americans say “apple cider” they mean unfiltered, unclarified fresh apple juice, which is sold fresh in the mid-fall, kept refrigerated because it isn’t shelf stable, and often served hot and spiced.

        You can thank the temperance movement for the confusion.

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      1 year ago

      Ok, now same question but for the Christmas lebkuchen and cinnamon stars and all the stuff I would stuff myself with all year round if it was available.