It's easy to forget its autumn, especially when the temperatures are over 80° F. and the sun is shining. Even if the leaves are beginning to fall, it still seems like just another hot, summer day.
The Skeleton Crew have been shopping for Halloween treats, mostly due to the fact that they sell out so fast but also because it keeps them from buying more Halloween decorations.
It's a start towards getting into spooky season but it will only take you so far.
Ditto with the mums.
Even after all the flowers and treats it still doesn't feel like fall to Ivy, so she has a plan to make it smell like fall - without burning a pile of leaves or lighting a candle. Those would work too but who could resist some dessert? To celebrate the beginning of the new season, she bought herself a fancy new baking pan and plans to try out the recipe for "Pumpkin Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl". She may not be a fan of Pumpkin Spice lattes but she does love pumpkin pie. Hopefully, it will make the whole house smell like cinnamon and nutmeg.
The local hens are definitely in an autumnal groove, in spite of the weather. Yes, that dark brown chicken egg is real. It's just the skeleton that's fake.
The recipe that came with the pan ended up requiring two batters and meticulous supervision.
It wasn't exactly the smoothest process but eventually the two batters were inexpertly combined in the pan and placed in oven to bake for an hour. It overflowed about twenty minutes into the bake time and filled the kitchen with smoke. Exhaust fans are so handy on those days when you nearly burn down the house. So much for the aroma of fall baking.
In an ironic turn of events, since the weather was so nice, The Crew was still able to enjoy the cake in the much fresher air of a beautiful afternoon. The cream cheese sank more than it swirled but it tasted great. Burt doesn't mind its unconventional look, but then he never minds too much about anything at all.
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