Welcome to day 10 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza 2020!

Today we’re checking out Little Debbie Pumpkin Delights Cookies: 

The pumpkin on the package is different than the ones so far — it’s a grinning jack o’lantern:The package contains some interesting information about pumpkins.  I didn’t know (or truthfully, care) that the word “pumpkin” comes from the Greek word “pepo,” meaning “large melon.”  I also learned that pumpkins are a fruit, but are often referred to as vegetables when it comes to cooking — kinda like tomatoes.  The largest pumpkin recorded weighed 2,624.6 pounds.  One step closer to being Cliff Clavin!

The ingredients include pumpkin puree and spices:

The cookie comes in its own body bag:

And here’s Jackie:

Don’t worry about the cookie getting smashed in a lunchbox — it’s apparently pre-smashed.  Seriously — it’s got a reasonable facsimile of a jack o’lantern face, but why has the top of its head been cut off?  I guess it would be an appropriate snack for a Smashing Pumpkins concert.  I kinda liked this cookie, although it’s never gonna take the place of something made in my kitchen.  It’s soft, but not wet and gummy like the Lenny & Larry’s cookie, with a mild pumpkin spice flavor.  I’m not sure what the — I don’t know what to call it, gel maybe? — filling is, but it was ambiguously fruity and not offensive.

Rating: 3-1/2 pumpkins (out of 5)