This post was due yesterday, actually, but blogspot had some sort of malfunction and wouldn't let me log on, so this post is less of an inspiration and more of an "I better get it done." Luckily, this is perhaps one of the most accessible pumpkin products I've found, meaning that it's not confined just to SLO.

A few days ago (or a few weeks?) we were driving around looking for some late-night food and we happened to just barely catch Jack in the Box before it closed. I personally had never been a fan of the place, but I reluctantly went along with my friends. As is common of most pumpkin finds, this one was completely unexpected. I had no idea ol' Jack had a Pumpkin Pie Milkshake! I didn't expect much from this, considering it was from a fast food place, and not even a chain I liked. It came with a big pile of whipped cream on top and a shiny red cherry. Bing! Bonus points in my book, I'm a sucker for cherries and whipped cream, even though I'll admit, the cherry was a little weird with the pumpkin, but that's just how all their milkshakes come.


The milkshake was fairly thick, not the watered-down stuff you usually get from fast food, and it had all the pumpkin flavor I was looking for. The spices were strong but not overpowering and the pumpkin wasn't artificial or chemically, which I was kind of expecting, since obviously whatever it's made out of is mostly corn syrup. I got the smaller size and that was about perfect, it felt far too fattening for me, and even though it was delicious, it was a bit of a struggle to finish off. It tasted good, but it didn't taste fresh. However, as far as fast-food goes, I'm going to give it an A+, it's the perfect thing to hold over a pumpkin craving at 1 in the morning.