Symbols of FallSymbols of Fall

Food EditionFood Edition

Family TimeFamily Time

Many families come together during the fall. Many families come together during the fall.

Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas are Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas are good times to visit friends and familiesgood times to visit friends and families

Fall = Fall =

HarvestHarvest

Great Great FoodFood

Fall FoodFall Food

There are some foods that are special for this There are some foods that are special for this time of year. time of year.

They are common now, and are very difficult They are common now, and are very difficult to find during other parts of the year.to find during other parts of the year.

PumpkinsPumpkins

Pumpkin PiePumpkin Pie

Made from Made from pumpkinspumpkins

Not as sweet as Not as sweet as other piesother pies

Served with Served with whipped creamwhipped cream

Pumpkin CookiesPumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin SoupPumpkin Soup

Jack – o – LanternsJack – o – Lanterns

Jack – o – Lanterns Jack – o – Lanterns

Children carve Children carve pumpkins and place pumpkins and place a candle insidea candle inside

Adults remember Adults remember their childhood by their childhood by carving pumpkins carving pumpkins with their familywith their family

ApplesApples

Ohio ApplesOhio Apples

Ohio grows apples Ohio grows apples

You can only buy You can only buy Ohio apples in the fallOhio apples in the fall

Farmers make new Farmers make new foods from the applesfoods from the apples

Caramel or “Candied” ApplesCaramel or “Candied” Apples

Apple CiderApple Cider

This is made by crushing apples into juiceThis is made by crushing apples into juice

It is not filteredIt is not filtered

It is a very simple form of apple juiceIt is a very simple form of apple juice

Sometimes it is made into an alcoholic drinkSometimes it is made into an alcoholic drink

It can be served hot or coldIt can be served hot or cold

Served with cinnamonServed with cinnamon

Bobbing for ApplesBobbing for Apples

Children play this game at partiesChildren play this game at parties You must pick up an apple with your mouth You must pick up an apple with your mouth

without using your handswithout using your hands

Maple SyrupMaple Syrup

Farmers get “sap” (liquid) Farmers get “sap” (liquid) from maple trees during the from maple trees during the fallfall

They boil up to They boil up to 40 gallons40 gallons of of sap to get just sap to get just 1 gallon 1 gallon of of maple syrupmaple syrup

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How Do I Find Out More?How Do I Find Out More?

Ask a friend about his or her favorite “fall Ask a friend about his or her favorite “fall foods”foods”

Search for “Search for “fall foodsfall foods”, “”, “fall cookingfall cooking” or “” or “fall fall recipesrecipes” (remember that autumn = fall)” (remember that autumn = fall)

Go to the store. If you can’t find anything in Go to the store. If you can’t find anything in the displays, ask a worker to help you find the displays, ask a worker to help you find “typical fall foods”“typical fall foods”

Go to a party during the Fall!Go to a party during the Fall!