Apple picking time
September 14, 2023 8:18 pm
• Last Updated: September 14, 2023 9:56 pm
Judith Ribicoff, of Manhattan, N.Y., places a Honeycrisp apple in the bag held by Phoebe Pilj, of New London, while they pick apples Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry. Ribicoff said they were picking apples for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, that starts Friday and explained it’s tradition to dip apple in honey to represent a sweet new year. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Ledyard ― Judith Ribicoff, of Manhattan, N.Y. and Phoebe Pilj, of New London picked Honeycrisp apples Thursday at Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry.
Ribicoff said they were picking apples for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, that starts Friday and explained it’s tradition to dip apple in honey to represent a sweet new year.
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