At the end of October and early November, many cultures celebrate this season or time of the year, and while it is known by many names, generally in the northern hemisphere across Europe and North America is a traditional time for celebrating a Harvest festival. This is the time of the year that marks the end of the growing season when all of the major crops will have been brought in from the fields and made ready for storage over the winter. This is also the time when livestock specifically raised for meat production are butchered and made ready for storage. Meat and fish was most often dried and smoked, hanging in smoking barns while smoking fires burned slowly in pits underneath. Of note, here, is that the Autumn is the time not only of harvesting but also storage and preserving. This is the time to turn apples into cider, or to cellar it for winter storage. Cabbage would be pickled for long storage; roots like carrots, onions and turnips would be ...