{"product_id":"chaga-pumpkin-spice","title":"CHAGA PUMPKIN SPICE","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe spices in this jar once crossed oceans in wooden ships. Cinnamon from Ceylon. Cloves and nutmeg from remote islands so coveted that empires went to war over them. Medieval cooks ground them into something called sweet powder. By the 1600s, bakers were folding them into pumpkin pie. In 1934, McCormick put the mix in a bottle, and what was once rare, precious and full of wonder and mystery became ubiquitous and quotidian. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the story starts earlier. About eight hundred years prior, St. Hildegard of Bingen was already blending these spices in what was the first iteration of the “pumpkin spice blend”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhysica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the great medieval herbal, she left a recipe for little spice cakes, or Cookies of Joy: nutmeg and cinnamon in equal measure, a few cloves, ground fine and baked with breadcrumbs and water. Nutmeg was one of her favorite spices. She wrote that it would open the heart, free the judgment and give a good disposition, and told her readers to eat the cakes often, so that \"the bitterness of the soul\" would calm and the spirit grow cheerful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Hildegard's spices we added chaga, the dark mushroom that slowly grows on northern birch. In the cold countries, people have simmered it into a deep, earthy tea for generations. Ours comes from ethical wildcrafters in the wilds of Northern Ontario, blended into organic cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, nutmeg and mace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you get is pumpkin spice with roots. Warm and familiar up front, with a subtle earthy tone underneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStir it into lattes, coffee and tea. Bake it into pies, pancakes and muffins. Shake it into an autumn cocktail or two. It's naturally caffeine-free with no added sweeteners. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComes in a 40 g jar or a 120 g bulk bag. Every ingredient is ethically wildcrafted or certified organic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIngredients: cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, mace, \u003cspan\u003echaga mushroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions and Answers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does it taste like?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Classic warm pumpkin spice with a deeper, earthier backbone from the chaga.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I use it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Start with ½–1 teaspoon per cup of latte, coffee, or tea; a tablespoon or two in baking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it caffeinated or sweetened?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Neither — the blend itself is naturally caffeine-free with no added sweeteners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does the chaga come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ethically wildcrafted in Northern Ontario.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and has not been evaluated by the CFIA or FDA. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE NEW NEW AGE","offers":[{"title":"40 g","offer_id":46099108954319,"sku":"sku-41552605479025","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 g","offer_id":46099108987087,"sku":"sku-41552600957041","price":35.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/6350\/8431\/files\/Chaga_Pumpkin_Spice.jpg?v=1788755717","url":"https:\/\/ireniclifestyle.ca\/products\/chaga-pumpkin-spice","provider":"Irenic Lifestyle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}