Rosh Hashanah is approaching, and time to get the family together. And what better gift to take than some gourmet sweet treats?
Mead of Brigid | £17.99
Running with the honey theme, but switching it up a bit, mead is a delicious – if slightly unusual – tipple that’s perfect for the family supper. This selection in particular is produced locally, by Shire Honey at a micro meadery on the outskirts of York and is run by Pete Allanson, a 3rd generation beekeeper. He has produced mead since 2014 with honey from his beehives in Yorkshire. In 2016, he gained two first prizes and a ‘Reserve Champion’ at the Great Yorkshire Show for his meads. Hornsofodin.com
Rosy apples | £5.99
Bring some nostalgia to the table with this 1kg bag of one of the most iconic sweets from many of our childhoods: rosy apples. Hard boiled, and full of both sweet and sour apple flavours, this sugar dusted sweet delights both children and adults alike and makes the perfect after dinner treat. Sweetsandcandy.co.uk
Kent honey gift set | £12
You can’t have Rosh Hashanah without honey! Bring the star of the show to your Rosh Hashanah get-together with this luxury honey gift set, complete with a handmade jute hessian bag and a beechwood honey dipper for perfect drizzling. The honey itself is a delicious and fine ‘runny’ honey, collected from beehives placed primarily around orchard farms in the Kent countryside. Urbee.co.uk
Honey and almond cake | £7.65
This sumptuous honey cake will go down a treat, take it from us! Known for being one of the best on the market, this almond topped sweet treat offers you all of that honey goodness without being sickly. It also has the advantage of being vegetarian and kosher. Ocado.com
Pomegranate jam | £4.99
While not as much of a staple as the apple, pomegranates are another fruit associated with the new year, due both their status as a “new fruit” (one you haven’t eaten in a long time) and also due to the fact that pomegranates supposedly contain 613 seeds, reflecting the 613 commandments of the Torah. This delicious jam is the perfect way to introduce the fruit into your meal, offering a sweet and tart topping to toast, cake, or biscuits. way to introduce the fruit into your meal, offering a sweet and tart topping to toast, cake or biscuits. Bestgrocery.co.uk