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Fare Exchange: Bidding farewell to September with pecan pie, Mexican cheesecake

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September is about to end and, for a farewell, here are some important issues to be resolved: a new request for pecan bars, a question about freezing and a repeat request.

-Suzannah Baker began, “Back in April or May, the Times Free Press ran a recipe for pecan bars that featured a pecan cake mix as the base. It also had cream cheese, but that’s all I remember. I made it twice, it was great, but I lost the recipe, much to my chagrin. I think it was called Perfect Pecan Bars or some such. Anyway, I enjoy your part of the Food section and always scan the recipes for ones that interest me. The ultimate compliment is when people ask for the recipe that I cut from your section. I’ve enjoyed our newspaper since I moved here from Michigan in 1984.”

I love that this Michigan transplant called this newspaper “our newspaper.” Indeed it is.

-The frozen-food question is anonymous and broad: “What foods do you know from experience freeze well? What about meats? What foods are not as good when thawed?”

-Finally, Earl Arnold would like recipes for wraps or burritos.