Sefer Torah at old Glockengasse synagogue, Cologne
This year beginning at sundown Monday (today) starts the two-day celebration of Rosh Hashana.
They have a unique tradition of starting the Jewish New Year dinner by dipping apple wedges in honey. Part of the rationale behind honey's centrality to the holiday lies in ancient history. In biblical days, there was no sugar. Honey symbolized pleasure and was so important that the ancient Land of Israel is referred to in the Torah as "the land of milk and honey".
I didn't know all this since I'm not Jewish but in last Wednesday's News and Observer was an article "A Honey of a Holiday" with some recipes using honey.
But the general idea here, eat honey whether you're Jewish or not!
