Honey cake

As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah, I toyed briefly with sharing the secret family recipe for honey cake. I know, though, that I cannot. My mom once asked for it from her mother, who refused! Mom instead asked her aunt, who happily provided it. I'm not sure if Nana ever knew that Mom did obtain the recipe. It's an egg-heavy recipe (a funny phrase because, of course, the egg whites are beaten) so it is sometimes forgotten if someone's had a recent cholesterol count. I cannot imagine a Rosh Hashanah meal being satisfying without it, though. I am not sure how to find time this year, but I'll try! We tend to try to pick up a pound of local honey to add some bit of Virginia to it and to support our local beekeepers!

Last year at the holiday, I was just recent pregnant but too early to tell even my parents. This year, I will arrive at their house with two healthy, happy boys (and maybe a honey cake). Every year should be filled with such simchah.

Shanah tovah u'metukah.