Milk and Honey

When the Moses sent spies to scout out the promised land, we are told they brought back an immense cluster of grapes--so large it took two men to carry it--along with figs and pomegranates, as proof that Canaan fulfilled God's promise:
"We came to the land to which you sent us, it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. . ."  Numbers Ch. 13, vs. 27.
What a curious expression!  We understand it to mean a land of plenty, where cattle could graze, and wine (and honey) ferment in peace.  One commentator, given to a literal reading of scripture  found himself stopped short here, saying: "If Canaan really flowed with milk and honey, it would have been a very sticky place."
A similar poetic metaphor is found in Psalm 65:
"The tracks of thy chariot drip with fatness, The pastures of the wilderness drip."  C.S. Lewis called it a vegetable's eye view of the world.  But we get the picture.  Who of us hasn't a hope and dream of prosperity and peace, waiting for us through all the turmoil of life? Like the pilgrims of old, but in modern dress, we set out to cross the Jordon, and find milk and honey on the other side. 
What does milk and honey mean to you?