On Rosh Hashanah it is customary to eat foods that are sweet with flavor. This symbolizes the "sweetness and good fortune" of the New Year ahead. Foods flavored with honey, apples and carrots are commonly served. The Rosh Hashanah meal begins with apple and challah dipped in honey.

Challah, the bread usually eaten on the Sabbath, is also specially prepared for the holiday. Instead of the traditional braided loaf, the Rosh Hashanah challah is round - symbolizing the cycle of the new year. The design of ladders or birds are added to the holiday challah by some families to commemorate the prayers rising to Heaven.

Now here for your holiday eating pleasure are recipes to help you celebrate a happy and tasty New Year!

High Holy Days Recipes

• Applesauce Cake
• Apple Kugel
• Carrot Kugel
• Carrot Cake
• Carrot Ring
• Carrot and Sweet Potato Tzimmes
• Grilled Salmon Steaks with Herb Butter
• Poached Salmon
• Apple Upside-Down Cake
• Light Honeycake
• Honey Chocolate Cake
• Orange Candied Sweet Potatoes (Yams)