As the hot summer days unfold into a crisp fall, we begin to crave those warming autumnal spices, perhaps none more beloved than ginger. It’s hard to imagine a fall season without it: pumpkin spice lattes and pies wafting through the house, stir-fries and chai enjoyed in the backyard under falling yellow and crimson leaves, sticky little fingers pressing people-shaped cookie cutters into spicy-sweet gingerbread dough—none of these delicacies would be the same without ginger.