Rae offers him the pie so he can share in its autumnal tastiness.

"I like summer the best, it's true. The sun is strong and daylight lingers long into the evening. Summer's the time for peaches and nectarines, plums and melons. But autumn is for apples and pumpkins, squashes and sweet potatoes and warm foods for when the evenings get chilly."

Every season has its good foods.