Christmas Creep is mutating. First, we were alerted to the existence of “Halloween Trees” that appear to grow out of a fake human skull and feature festive orange lights. Now, reader Courtney introduces us to “Halloween Egg Nog.”
The photo was taken at HyVee grocery store in Kansas City, MO.
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Egg nog is gross to begin with, I can only imagine this bring together the greatness that is pumpkin.
The sad truth is that I’d probably buy it because I like egg nog.
@oyvader:
Seriously.
This just advances my plan to make spiced egg nog ice cream this year by a month or so.
@oyvader: Same, Christmas creep can never come too soon when there is eggnog involved. My first thought after reading the accompanying headline was, “WHAT?! WHERE?!”
@oyvader: Gotta love the egg nog
@oyvader: Bring in the nog! Labour day nog next, plz.
WaWa markets used to have egg nog almost year ’round. Don’t know if they still do or not.
@BeeBoo: I saw a sign recently at Wawa advertising their egg nog. I didn’t even give it thought until I saw this post.
I don’t know why you wouldn’t have egg nog year round. If I had an insanely high metabolism, I’d drink it all the time.
You know what drink I don’t like? Egg nog. Who thought of this? It’s like I want to get a little drunk, but I also want some pancakes.
@MeSoHornsby: Honestly GOOD Egg Nog shouldnt taste like that. If your Egg Nog tastes like you blended up your breakfast from the IHOP, then your either buying store stuff that someone dumped booze into, or your making it wrong.
@OletheaEurystheus:Or quoting Dave Attell
@MeSoHornsby: What you didnt want to quote him about what egg nog really is? Elves make it but in this case apparently ghouls and goblins have gotten into the business.
@Tmoney02: You know I JUST realized it was a Dave Attell quote.
how much are those sweet mashed potatoes!?!?!
@pine22: More importantly, who markets mashed potatoes in the egg nog case???
Educate a mid-westerner, people. Why is there a “deposit” on the Heartland Creamery eggnog?
@madamdalriada: Even though this was taken in Missouri
@madamdalriada: It’s in a glass bottle. Any milk in glass bottles have deposits, too, so you’ll return the bottle so they can wash/sterilize/reuse.
@madamdalriada: Because it comes in a glass bottle and you need to return the bottle to get your $1.00 back.
@madamdalriada: I was wondering the same thing. I don’t have to put a deposit when I buy one of those big Starbucks Frappuccino…
@midwestkel: That’s what I was thinking..I buy glass bottles all the time in KS, OK, and TX and don’t have to pay anything extra. I have traveled to the east a bit but I didn’t visit a grocery store.
@midwestkel: Well it’s not a recycling deposit. It is done by the company itself, not the grocery store.
@madamdalriada: i live in the midwest (chicago, and grew up in rural wisconsin, also have plenty of family in minnesota) and we do have deposits. look for oberweis products (milk, lemonade and related juices, and egg nog) and you have a deposit. they’re crafty and build it into the price, though, so you only notice it if you actually read the bottle. last i checked, it was $0.85. check it out next time you see Oberweis products at the local grocery store. and after you’re done reading it, put a bottle in your cart, you won’t be disappointed.
@madamdalriada: I just bought some Shatto root beer flavored milk in Olathe, KS for 1.77 and there was a 1.50 deposit on the fricken 16oz bottle.
I much prefer Boiled Custard to Egg Nog.. If you havent Tried it, its 100000% delicious!
Both come out around christmas time..
uggh, we can start gaining holiday weight even earlier now.
@RobinB: Exactly. As if the Halloween candy wasn’t bad enough.
Why would anyone complain about the early arrival of egg nog? I love that stuff.
@zarex42:
Me too. When I saw this I said, “YEAH!!!”
@zarex42: Agreed. Pumpkin pie and egg nog are two huge staples for me this time of year. Mmmmm.
While I jump at the chance for egg nog year round I also did a double take when I saw Halloween egg nog. On a related creep topic my work installed our Christmas lights before Halloween this year.
At Kroger on this past Thursday I saw Pumpkin Egg Nog… which was pumpkin flavored…. I have no idea if those flavors even go together.. but the egg nog people are trying too hard if you ask me.
@Kimaroo: Have you ever had pumpkin cheesecake? I imagine it’s what heaven is like. Indescribably delicious, and the common price of admission is often a heart attack.
@Kimaroo: I picked up some Pumkpin Spice soymilk nog-like substance and it was actually really good (with a generous splash of rum). Five or six people tried it this weekend at my house and liked it well enough.
@Kimaroo: Last “holiday season” Bloom carried gingerbread eggnog. At first I was horrified by the idea, but I bought some anyway and it was delicious. Seems like pumpkin flavored would just be minus the ginger and plus some nutmeg.
I’m so excited about eggnog now!
You know what – I saw that the other day at King Soopers and didn’t think anything of it. It just got me wondering “what kind of Halloween party serves egg nog?”
I went to King Soopers again last night, the Halloween egg nog is on clearance, and the same cooler that had the egg nog is filled with every different variety of egg nog, including Silk soy egg nog.
If it at all involves the holy combination of pumpkin and eggnog, I’ll take a case. Possibly two.
I had it at my Halloween party on Friday. It went perfect with the Halloween fruitcake.
I have seen Easter egg nog too in previous years. Maybe they can round it out next year with some Memorial Day egg nog?
Soon there will only be The Holiday Seasonâ„¢ and The Not-Holiday Season.
Yessssssssssssss EGGNOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG MY FAVORITEEe
I had the pumpkin eggnogg it was pretty good.
Yeah but do they have egg-free soy pumpkin egg nog?
They can call it “egg not” instead.
I’d buy it in an instant.
If it were colored blood red.
As long as we’re pushing the holidays ahead of schedule:
Happy new year in 5031495, 5031494, 5031493…
I think this is pretty clever marketing. I love the nog but haven’t yet seen any in my area. Going food shopping tonight, though.
Probably just an instance of the usual Halloween food product trend of “add some orange food coloring and call it a day”.
I liken this to when Peeps (http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/) were only an Easter treat. I looked forward to Easter for Peeps, Christmas for EggNog and Valentines Day for… well, I don’t like those candy hearts, so I guess nothing there.
The problem with the Halloween EggNog or the Halloween Peeps is that is cheapens the special “this only comes once a year” value in it. Stores substitute nostalgia for perceived cash flow.
Apparently, it’s working. I will still refuse to drink it until after Thanksgiving.
I had some TG Lee “Pumpkin Spice” egg nog over the weekend, that’s probably what it is.
Yummy stuff!
HyVee FTW. I had seen the Halloween Egg Nog also and was puzzled but eh, I just don’t buy it.
Now, if it was Halloween Blood Nog, I’d be all over that!
…Cowards. COWARDS!!
We have Halloween Eggnog here in FL. It’s called “Pumpkin Spice” Eggnog. It’s not good. Way too much cinnamon in it.
I’ll make my own again this year.
Egg nog is just a drink. It has nothing to do with a holiday even though people usually associate it with Christmas. I don’t see a problem with selling it year-round if people want it. The same goes for fruitcake, turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, and peppermint candy (which is used in candy canes but sold year-round in other forms).
Why is there “a $1.00 deposit on Heartland Creamery Egg Nog”?
Wawa is the best convenience store chain in the US and I really wish they’d go nationwide.
I’ll take any excuse for expanding Nog Availability to more months of the year.
How about Patriotic Egg Nog for 4th of July?
Not sure that Halloween-branded egg nog is necessary. Just have regular egg nog. It’s the one instance of Christmas Creep that I’m more than happy to participate in!
Ah yes. Noticed this at my local Hy-Vee last week and was all, “WTF?” Then I realized the Christmas eggnog was right next to it.
Then I further realized I’m the guy who buys extra and freezes it so I can have it all winter long.
Mixes great with Kahlua and some Bacardi Dark. If I wanna stem the heart attack off a bit longer I’ll cut it with 1% milk.
Hard to move, apparently.
Just lookit that price drop.
Now I want egg nog, perhaps it’s time to pull out the parents recipe since the booze has to sit for a few days.
Anytime is a good time for egg nog!
Except maybe on really, really hot days.