SWEET TASTE OF FALL

NOTHING SAYS FALL TO ME like the first sip of apple cider.

Since moving to Warsaw, New York, eight years ago, a trip to the Castile Cider Mill has become an annual tradition. Here, we find a variety of apples—Ginger Gold, Crispin and Paula Red, to name a few. Other fruits like plums, grapes and pears are sold there as well. Maple products, pies, old-fashioned apple cider fry cakes and other treats are available to take home and devour.

The cider mill has been around since about 1945. I enjoy going there on opening day and waiting in line with other locals. The weather is usually nice, and it’s so lovely to catch up with other folks. And the young ones delight in watching the apples travel up the conveyor belt on their way to being transformed into fresh cider.

That’s how I bring in the autumn season, with a trip to our beloved cider mill, good tidings and a cup of cider in hand! WENDY SCHREINER Warsaw, New York