On Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate the coming of a sweet new year by 
 dipping apples in honey.  We eat a challah which is round, to 
 represent the year's cycle and the circle of life. Many foods eaten
 on this holiday contain honey.  Here is a recipe for honey cake, a 
 popular desert on Rosh Hashanah:
 
 HONEY CAKE
 4 eggs
 1/2 cup shortening
 1 lemon (juice and rind)
 1 orange (juice and rind)
 5 cups flour
 1 teaspoon soda
 3 teaspoons baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoon ginger
 1/2 teaspoon cloves
 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
 
 BRING TO A BOIL AND COOL:
 1 cup strong, black coffee
 1 cup honey
 1 cup brown sugar
 1 cup granulated sugar
 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
 
 Beat eggs well, add melted and cooled shortening or oil, add fruit 
 rind and juices.  Add presifted dry ingredients alternately with 
 coffee-honey mixture.  Bake in a 9X12 inch loaf pan in a moderate oven
 (350 degrees) about 1 1/4 hours. 
  
 Recipe compliments of Pearl Ruth Feder 
 

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