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