Autumn is well under way and, for me, there’s no fruit that better catches the change in season than an apple. Trees with branches bent under the weight of plump apples in an array of colours from brightest green through yellow and on to rosy red symbolise this time of harvest, when traditionally we would have been busy picking, preserving and storing fruits and vegetables ready for a lean winter.
Now we are less in tune with the seasons, sadly, but I still believe we all respond to the changing temperature and lowering light that autumn brings and begin to hanker after foods that are warming and comforting after the summer’s barbecue grills and salads.
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