Autumn is an exciting time of year for cooks for its bounty of fresh produce. We've been enjoying wedges of Michigan-grown heirloom apple varieties with Roquefort after dinner. Local corn, capsicums, eggplant and other vegies spill from crates in the produce markets. Summer's cherries and berries have been turned into preserves and butters or dried for an indulgent snack. Miniature squash and gourds, too small for anything other than decoration, come in stripes or spots in curvaceous knobbly forms.
And farms in the area are overflowing with piles of pumpkins, inviting families to come and "pick" them from the vines, waiting to be turned into jack-o-lanterns. Many farms sell warm apple cider and fresh doughnuts on weekends, or have petting zoos or hayrides, and some even have cornfield mazes cut into patriotic designs. All have spooky Halloween decorations, as do many houses in the city and rural areas alike: giant spiders and webs, ghosts floating from tree trunks, scarecrows with pumpkin heads, and wart-faced witches with their broomsticks guarding the front porch.
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