50th Recipe [Text, Goldenrod City]

[cyan_maid]

So, first of all, I want to emphasize how grateful I am to be back in a time and place with hot showers, and wish everyone luck in that upcoming tournament thing - it looks intriguing, but it's a bit too close to the baking busy season for me to give it
a serious entry. Yes, there is a baking busy season, it is a real thing and I take it very seriously, and if I'm going to be selling at the Goldenrod Market this year, I need to plan accordingly.

But in preparing for that, I came to think about the prevalent flavors of the encroaching season...namely, pumpkin spice. I don't dislike it myself, but I don't know if it really deserves all the hype it gets? You know, the...very oddly dedicated fanbase who line up at Starmiebucks from the moment the menu updates for the largest drink sizes of pumpkin spice whatever they can obtain? Or when Christmas comes around, everything gets flooded with peppermint - again, it isn't something I dislike, but why is it the prime holiday flavor when there's so many others?

I suppose I'm just wondering if there are flavors people like that come out around autumn and winter that don't get as much appreciation that people would want to see more of. There's apples, of course, and caramel, but what else? I'd love to hear your opinions.

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[soupguy]

Oh! Baking, that's nice. I've always thought nuts like almonds and pecans are good flavors for colder months, and they're great in baked goods. Especially pecans... Very cozy.

What's the Goldenrod Market, though?

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[cyan_maid]

Oh, they have a holiday market in the winter! You can visit and buy things that aren't usually available during the rest of the year, and find a lot of handmade things and unique things to give as gifts for whatever holiday you might be celebrating in the wintertime.
It's probably my favorite thing about living in Goldenrod, is going to that market every year, and last year they started letting folks like us rent out stalls to sell things.
I couldn't do it last year, but I want to definitely do it this year.

But nuts! Pecans for sure are homey and cozy. Maybe almonds as well? I'm going to write that down.

[soupguy]

That sounds like a good time! I hope my groupa nd I can be there for it, too. And I'm glad I could help. For the almonds, if you make a cream with them and put it in some kind of pastry... That's something I've had a lot of success with.

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[lifebloomsanew]

I just love maple candy and sweets in the autumn! Oh and brown butter, with just a bit of brown sugar. Very autumnal.

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[cyan_maid]

Maple!!
Oh gosh, how could I have forgotten maple products? Those are so cozy!
And brown butter is definitely already on my list for ideas, but maple! I'm getting that down, thank you so much!

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[lifebloomsanew]

Well it IS only one flavor out of so very many flavors out there!

You're very welcome. I'm sure you'll make all sorts of wonderful treats.

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[bloodyroses]

My mom and sister were always super into chestnuts, but I personally find them kinda dry.

Hear me out, though

Mushrooms

Fall was always the real big mushroom season where I'm from

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[cyan_maid]

I don't see why I can't try working with both...though not in the same pastry. They always mention chestnuts in holiday songs, but I never see them in things. Perhaps it's a cultural thing, or a time period thing...?

Even so, I'm going to write those both down and underline mushrooms several times, because if they're seasoned right, they would be incredible in something.

[bloodyroses]

Yeah, everyone goes on about sweet stuff but you need some savory love too, yanno?

But if you need more sweet stuff, it's still kind of the tail end of summer, we're just going into fall now.

You wanna know what it's peak season for in my world?

mother

fucking

BLACKBERRIES

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[nevercaught]

Mushrooms! Truly, the foundation of my people's cuisine. The Surface could learn much from we drow when it comes to mushroom preparation.

[bloodyroses]

Okay as long as you don't try to get me to eat that weird shit that grows on corn I think we're good.

Fuckin saw a guy covered in that stuff once.

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[smallshot]

i like pizza and pasterys and pie and ice cream

[Gabi...Gabi, those aren't autumn foods. Those are just foods you like.]

what is pumpkin spice?

[cyan_maid]

Those are very popular food options, yes.

Pumpkin spice is simply the spices paired with sweet pumpkin products, like cinnamon and nutmeg and the like. And there's a larger push to make sure those items have actual pumpkin in them as well.

[smallshot]

[She was basic.]

ive never had it
what is best way to eat it?

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[heartofalioness]

I tend to agree, at least with the commercial versions. They tend to be a bit overpowering, but I do like mint and the spices themselves.

Last year was my first autumn with most of these ingredients; I've never been to my world's version of Earth before. That said, I did like quite a few of the flavors. Apple and caramel are nice, and there's also cranberry, pumpkin and kabocha squash, mushrooms, savory herbs, nuts, maple. Oh! And hot chocolate! And melty cheeses!

[Basically, Allura's palate runs sweet and herbal, plus a barely-checked addiction to dairy.]

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[cyan_maid]

Hmmm...savory options wouldn't be remiss then, would they?
Incorporating herbs and cheese and perhaps some meats into pastries would offer another option, then!
I am absolutely writing that down right now.
And also cranberries! I can't believe I forgot about cranberries.

[heartofalioness]

Oh yes, those would be excellent! Or I've heard of sweet pies with cheese folded into the crust.

[How much of a Pushing Daisies fan is Jane?]

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[brokencode]

Well. I happen to think that Peppermint anything is delightful. But especially Peppermint Ice Cream.
Oh and Gingerbread ice cream. Egg Nog too!

... um. Also. Did you need a hand for all your preparations?

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[cyan_maid]

Mint ice cream is fine, but peppermint might be too intense for me in that regard. Gingerbread and egg nog, however, are quite delightful!

Well, I wouldn't say no to an extra set of hands once the baking comes into play...but I also wouldn't make you work for free, since I'm planning on selling what I'm making.

[nevercaught]

How does one get spice from pumpkins? I have had them before, but I do not recall them having a particular flavor that one would wish to render into a spice.

[things bii has checked to see if they exist in the FR wiki: this]

[cyan_maid]

Oh, no, it's the spices one uses in cooking with pumpkin, especially for sweet things like pies. Cinnamon, nutmeg, things like that.

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[nellacerniera]

When it comes to desserts and the holidays, I've always been partial to struffoli around Christmastime... So honey, candied fruit, cinnamon.

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[cyan_maid]

Honey, candied fruit, cinnamon...and that's all in this struffoli? I can't say I've ever had it before.

[looneylovegood]

You'll have to be careful when harvesting peppermint. It can sometimes be loaded with wrackspurts, and then they'll just buzz about your head all day.

[cyan_maid]

O-Oh...um...
Is that a new type of Pokemon? Usually I just get my peppermint from the store...