A few days ago I was grocery shopping and one of the end caps was festooned with boxes of Cheerios. I am a big Cheerios fan and was sad when my favorite kind, Multi-Grain with Ancient Grains, was apparently dropped from my local store. The addition of the ancient grains was just the right zany compliment to the regular multigrain. So now I settle for regular multigrain and am a little sad.
But this end cap did not feature Multi-Grain Cheerios. Or Honey Nut Cheerios. Or Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. Or even the decadent Chocolate Cheerios.
No, it featured Pumpkin Spice Cheerios.
Let me say two things:
- Pumpkins are not spicy.
- Barf.
Really, it’s bad enough that we get eggnog in September, now “pumpkin spice” is being added to, apparently, everything.
Let me ask you: Is “spice” an ingredient you have always hankered for in a breakfast cereal? I’m betting that you would be more inclined to pick nuts or grains or big heaps of sugar if you want a real pick-me-up in the morning. But you would not want spice. Or pumpkins.
In response to this gastronomical travesty, I am declaring today National Not Pumpkin Spice Day and vow not to buy any pumpkin spice-flavored whatevers, which is pretty easy since all of them gross me out.
Also, all future days will be National Not Pumpkin Spice Day. I say to you: enjoy!