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.
A Few Facts About Dates
Courtesy of Wikipedia
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
Stuffed and Sugared Dates
Date Recipes & More
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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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Dates for the Pantry
Bob's Red Mill Date Crumbles, 20-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4)
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Date Delight - Casa de Fruta
Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 12/01/2008)
Cahill's Date Butter, 10 1/2 Oz.
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 12/01/2008)
Ultimate's Organic Jumbo Medjool Date Tin - 1 Lb Tin
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Date Palms Frame the Hollywood Sign
Grow Your Own Dates
Date Palm Seeds
True Date Palm 15 Seeds Phoenix
Amazon Price: $2.99 (as of 12/01/2008)
Make sure you have plenty of room. Date palms may grow to heights of 100 feet!
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eccles1 wrote...
I love dates these are the healthy kind
and naturally sweet the Ultimate's Organic Jumbo Medjool look so good..
Posted August 23, 2008
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Posted 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.
Posted 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!
Posted 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.
Posted February 21, 2008
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