There is something about September, the nights get cooler, and the sun just seem to glow on the changing colours of the leaves, and the smells of Autumn are in the air.
I love this time of year! Every day on my way to work at Williamsburg library I pass by the apple orchard where the first MacIntosh apple was discovered, and I see that September has brought the increased activity of tractors bringing full crates of freshly picked apples to the barn, to be sold at the farm stand or bagged and delivered to our local grocery stores.
I love visiting the Orchard in the fall, and we are fortunate to live close to another local orchard that invites visitors to take a wagon ride through the orchard and pick bags of apples for eating, baking and cooking. The sweet, crisp, juicy bite of a freshly picked apple tastes so much better when you have picked it straight from the tree! There is also something so wonderful and Autumn-like about the smell of an apple pie or apple crisp baking in the oven at this time of year. Move aside pumpkin-spice lovers, the apple is the true Autumm scent!
The SDG Library has a great selection of books all about the Apple, the Autumn jewel! If you are looking for some new apple recipes check out The Apple Lover's Cookbook or The Apple Cookbook, 3rd Edition
If you are interested in learning more about apples and the different varieties the book titled Apples of Uncommon Character | SDG Library | BiblioCommons might be of interest.
However, maybe it is just a cozy mystery set in the apple orchard, might be just the read to get you into the fall season, if so, then be sure to check out the Orchard Series by Sheila Connolly One Bad Apple | SDG Library | BiblioCommons
For more books about apples be sure to check out the book list Titled: Autumn means Apples!
The orchard is calling and I must go! Nothing says autumn like apples and the smells of apple pie baking, applesauce cooking, and the crisp taste of apple cider. If you love all things apple, check out these great reads!
If you love apples, you will love the Apple Lover's cookbook! With over 100 recipes using apples, this will be a wonderful source for cooking and baking with your favourite apple variety.
This cookbook makes a trip to the apple orchard a necessity as it shows a number of ways to prepare apples for all meals and occasions.
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