Summer is mid-point.  Crops are ready for harvest. Local produce is showing up in our stores.  I love apples and the things you can make with apples – apple pie, apple dumplings, fried apple pie, stack cake (made with spiced apple butter), apple cider, and caramel apples to name a few tasty desserts. In the foothills of the Smoky Mountains stands, The Apple Barn & Cider Mill. This is a wonderful place and a sure treat for anyone who visits! It use to be an annual event for us to stop by.  We’d pick up some pies and cider to take into the park where…