There is something about cooler temperatures and crisp air that stimulates the appetite, especially after months of high heat and humidity. Autumn, we think, is one of the best seasons for eating outdoors.
This is the picnic you might pack when your family's off for a day of apple-picking in Vermont, or to follow an October hike in Colorado. Our Autumn Harvest Celebration makes use of several foods that are at their best in fall: apples, pears, eggplant, and so on. For the kids, serve apple cider, and for the adults, hard cider.
The components of this menu can be eaten separately, the pork smeared with the garlic mayo, for example, and the rolls on the side. Even better, though, will be a sandwich made with the pork, apple-onion mixture, and garlic mayo on salty weck rolls.
