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William Ritter

Candyroasters

Text and photos by William Ritter As the leaves begin to fall and cold weather (sort of) begins to set in, pumpkin pies, pumpkin soups, and pumpkin ales start popping up on menus across the state. Historically, though, many western North Carolina families let the pumpkins go to the hog pen, and it was candyroaster… Read More →

Filed Under: Food, Recipes, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: gourds, Jackson County, Mountains, pumpkins, soup, William Ritter

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