<p>In this image taken on July 30, 2012, a Grated Carrot Salad with Dates and Pistachios is served on a plate as shown in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)</p>
August 29, 2012
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August 29, 2012 9:15 p.m.
Honey, dates sweeten carrots
When Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish new year - rolls around, sugar, and specifically honey, often is on the menu. It's a kind of edible prayer, a hopeful way of attracting sweet things to one's life in the year to come.