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The Fruit of Kings

 

In some parts of the world date palms are so highly valued that the trees are passed down from generation to generation, sometimes in the form of a bride's dowry. Under the proper climate conditions, a tree is capable of producing fruit for more than 100 years! Medjool date palms from French Morocco were introduced to California's Coachella Valley 80 years ago and today several varieties thrive in the area.    

Date Palm & Date Photo Gallery 

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Explosion of date flowers by Mundoo

A date with a date by Olivander

Rafeek - Dates by Rafeek Manchayil

Dates by DRB62

dates by miheco

Date Palms on the bank of River Nile by guzhengman

Phoenix canariensis. Canarian date palm. by peregrin@ (in INDIA from nov 13th till dec 8th)

A Few Facts About Dates 

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Dates

The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the genus Phoenix, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. Due to its long history of cultivation for fruit, its exact native distribution is unknown, but probably originated somewhere in the desert oases of northern Africa, and perhaps also southwest Asia. It is a medium-sized tree, 15?25 m tall, often clumped with several trunks from a single root system, but often growing singly as well. The leaves are pinnate, 3?5 m long, with spines on the petiole and about 150 leaflets; the leaflets are 30 cm long and 2 cm broad. The full span of the crown ranges from 6?10 m.

Date Palm in Tunisia

Dates on the Menu Photo Gallery 

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Date Filling by grevillea.

Whole Wheat-Date Bars by desertculinary

Date and Lemon Chutney by nice kitty

date bar by roboppy

Date Square by ceciliacotton

PICT0080 Dates sweets by alsalam

Date Honey and Walnut Cake by Girl Interrupted Eating

Date Maamul, Pistachio Baklava and Coffee - Moroccan Soup Bar by avlxyz

Sticky Date Pudding 1 by knicole7

Date by ps8888

It's a date - One date dreams of a world beyond by kadekraan

Spiced Date and Walnut Scones by grevillea.

Wine Garage Date and Brown Butter Crostata by popartgirl

Date Scones by Verns

dates by randompanda

Date & Mango yogurt by rovingI

food for the gods by southeast star

date in a meat blanket by Venus In Furs

Bacon dates redux by mollyali

Dates and Almonds in Honey, from Dubai by Alexander Becker

food for the gods by southeast star

Stuffed and Sugared Dates

Date Recipes & More 

About.com: Southern Food Date Nut Bread, Date Squares, Date Meringue Cookies, Date Pie, Date Nut Squares, Date Bars with Pecans, Date Apple Bread, Date Muffins, Date Nut Cookies, Date Pinwheel Cookies, Date Cookies, Date Turnover Cookies, Date Balls, Spiced Date Bread, Orange Date Torte, Grape Nuts Date Bread, and more.

Oasis Date Gardens Deglet Noor Date Tamale with Chicken and Smoked Jalapenos Oaxacan Style Zahidi Date Mole Halawy Date Horchata, Date Bread Pudding with Date Cream and Strawberry Sauce, Brandy Tart, Lemon Date Squares, Date Macaroons, Date Crusted Alaskan Halibut, Date Rumaki, Date Shake, Medjool Date Oatmeal Cookies, and more.

Food Down Under Al-Tamar-Al-Mahshi (Stuffed Dates), Almond Date Granola Bars, Almond Date Shake, Almond Stuffed Dates with Bacon, Amaranth Date Nut Bread, Apple Date Bars, Apple Date Cheddar Loaf with Walnut Hard Sauce, Apple Date Strudel, Apricot Date Bread with Rosemary, Apricot Date Nut Squares, Bacon Wrapped Dates, Banana Date Butter, Chocolate Chip Date Nut Cake, Brown Sugar, Raisin, and Date Cream Cheese, and more.

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Hand Made Date and Almond Cake

Dates for the Pantry 

Date Delight - Casa de Fruta

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Cahill's Date Butter, 10 1/2 Oz.

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Date Palms Frame the Hollywood Sign

Grow Your Own Dates 

Date Palm Seeds

True Date Palm 15 Seeds Phoenix

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Make sure you have plenty of room. Date palms may grow to heights of 100 feet!

W is for Welcome 

Did you learn something new about dates?

eccles1 wrote...

I love dates these are the healthy kind
and naturally sweet the Ultimate's Organic Jumbo Medjool look so good..

ReplyPosted August 23, 2008

Lensmaster

This is very good lens for great health with good dates, because dates are giving more energy to our body. So D is for H (Health).
Checkout my lens that focuses on private investigator directory,
thank you very much.

ReplyPosted June 16, 2008

Rajays wrote...

I love Dates. My sister lives in Dubai and she always gets dates for us when she comes over for a visit. great lens.

ReplyPosted March 27, 2008

Cinetech wrote...

Yummy! Date are delicious! Have you tried bacon wrapped dates stuffed with cheese? You won't be disappointed. Great set of food lenses you have!

ReplyPosted February 21, 2008

Piksychick wrote...

Maybe I should rename my Olives lens to "O is for Olives". As usual a pleaseure to read your stories.

ReplyPosted February 21, 2008

rms wrote...

D is also for delicious! Another awesome alphabet lens by you!

ReplyPosted October 02, 2007

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