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beetiger ([personal profile] beetiger) wrote2004-12-19 02:18 pm

Deck the halls with gobs of honey

I was in our local upscale-grocery-that-does-it-own-baking today, and in with the cookies and cakes was a treat I associate with the Jewish New Year -- taiglach. Not marked as that, of course -- it was marked "Honey Balls" and had colored sprinkles on it instead of walnut halves, but it was clearly the tall pile of little doughballs stuck together with honey that I know and love. It's an Italian Jewish holiday confection, as far as I know, but I guess there's no reason it couldn't be stolen out as a Christmas tradition. Or maybe the Jews stole it from their Catholic brethren, I don't know. I love it. Loooove. So of course I bought one.

It was...okay. Obviously, they used corn syrup and honey instead of just honey, and they used a delicate light honey instead of the dark buckwheat honey I like in it. But I'm still very amused that they had it, and I'll probably eat it all anyway.

[identity profile] kibbles.livejournal.com 2004-12-19 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I think in ITalian its called strufala. Probably spelled different, but that's what they call it. Always considered it a Christmas thing.

[identity profile] freeko.livejournal.com 2004-12-19 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Corn Syrup? Yuck!

[identity profile] cktraveler.livejournal.com 2004-12-19 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
*scowls* Now I want some ... *winks*