What are some favorite Autumn Scottish foods?

[suzy_homemaker]

With the weather starting to turn a bit cooler these days, my thoughts are starting to turn towards things like soups (New England clam chowder is one of my favorites) and beef stew with honey cornbread, etc. Not that I've thought enough about them to start preparing them yet, but they're starting to come more into mind when planning meals.

What are some of your favorite autumn foods? Does Scotland have seasonal favorites in that regard? If so, what would they be, and could some of these recipes be posted?

[Lithgae]

I cook the same foods all year round... doesnt matter what season it is. I eat soup even on the hottest day of the summer!

[Polwarth]

When the weather turns wetter, colder and darker I tend to cook more stews and casseroles, eat more venison and make more soups (hearty Lentil and Scotch Broth and Cullen Skink) and pies.

[HollyElise]

I'm wondering if you mean meat pies, Polwarth? I know Scotland and America think of pies differently. Usually this time of year in Ohio if we're making pie it's often apple or pumpkin, or perhaps pecan.

[Polwarth]

Meat pies: Steak, venison, chicken
Fruit pies: still some plums around,apples and other fruits.

[HollyElise]

I'm still working less than successfully on my pie crusts, Polwarth! LOL. I'm still not getting them very flaky.

I have an odd question for you. When i see meat pies commercially... they are always small and round (about the size of a biscuit cutter), with vertical sides, and i was wondering how these are made? Do you use a little round pan or other form, or are they just pieced together and baked that way? I have not found pans here in that size and shape, though i have found a wee little springform pan, sort of those dimentions but a little shorter, and i've found "pot pie" pans, which have angled sides. I'd like to try to make my own meat pies.

[Lithgae]

That shape of pie is a Scotch Pie... they only do them that way in Scotland. I was watching a programme about pie-making on the telly the other day, and the guy had special pie tins for it. But when i've done them myself, i just mould the dough around the bottom of a glass vinegar bottle.