Phred wrote:

> I was curious about your comment "many people have a closed mind about
> dates". Is this some American thing? Can't say I've noticed it here
> (but perhaps I'm too much the recluse .
>
> Is there a reason for it? (I can only jump to geopolitical "reasons",
> such as they grow the things in California.

I don't know if it takes place elsewhere. I know it *doesn't* take place in
the Middle East, where dates are favored, but it definitely takes place
here. I can only guess that the reason for it is that people here are more
familiar with raisins and they don't want to try other things.

Bob