Honey-Pickled Apples

I came across a mention of this dish and thought it might be good. I was wondering if any of you have tried pickling apples in honey before, and if there are any good recipes people could share.
The description was something along the lines of apples, sliced and put in jars, sometimes with pears or dried fruits, nuts, or spices, soaked in honey for a few months to preserve them and let the flavors develop.

This sounds intriguing--and something about it sounds very old to me. This must be something that's been done for hundreds and hundreds of years, if not longer. I have only two questions: is "pickled" is the right word? Since there is no vinegar/brine/acid, this would seem to be preserving, but not pickling. Second, anything else besides honey? Spices? Other ingredients?

I remember seeing honey-pickled something in The Joy of Pickling (an excellent book that I can't recommend strongly enough) I know it was a Russian recipe, but I don't remember if it was apples or something else. I don't remember thinking that it didn't sound like pickles, which makes me think it had either a salt brine or vinegar in addition to the honey. I'll see if I can find the recipe and report back.

Edit: I found it in Google Books. It is indeed a salt brine, and it uses whole apples, not slices, but it does sound a lot ike what you're describing.

Thanks for the information; that answers the question about pickling. I'm more intrigued, though, with the idea of using only honey and apples. A quick search on the net discloses a handful of recipes for preserving fruit with honey alone. (I found several for clementines and some for plums.) I'm thinking that, depending on the apple variety, a spice or two added to the mix might be a good call and a less strongly flavored honey is in order. If I can find something specifically offering a recipe from a reliable (or reliable-appearing) site, I'll post a link.

I found this recipe from the Boston Globe. It includes ginger, sherry vinegar, star anise, and cinnamon.

I just wanted to let people know that i have put together the pickled apples and they are macerating (or pickling?) as we speak. i used the recipe posted by skess. they should be ready to enjoy by christmass, so i'll post pics and a review then.