I bought some fresh red & yellow dates today, I couldn't resist, they looked
so neat because they are still on the branch/stick thingy that they grow on.

But.
I ate one of each and they're not nice to eat straight. In fact, they make
your mouth pucker! bleh. I *love* medjool (sp?) dates but these are dates
of a different colour (so to speak) and I don't know what to do with them.
Ideas anyone? If I can't figure out what to do with them I'm going to have
to chuck them out, they're inedible as they are.
Help!

"qazzi" > wrote in
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> I bought some fresh red & yellow dates today, I couldn't resist, they
> looked so neat because they are still on the branch/stick thingy that
> they grow on.
>
> But.
> I ate one of each and they're not nice to eat straight. In fact, they
> make your mouth pucker! bleh. I *love* medjool (sp?) dates but these
> are dates of a different colour (so to speak) and I don't know what to
> do with them. Ideas anyone? If I can't figure out what to do with
> them I'm going to have to chuck them out, they're inedible as they
> are. Help!

I suspect they're not quite ripe, much like an unripe persimmon.

The following page addresses fresh dates, ripeness, uses, etc.

http://www.grumpygourmet.com/the_tree_of_life.asp

--
Wayne in Phoenix

unmunge as w-e-b

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

>"qazzi" wrote
>
>I bought some fresh red & yellow dates today, I couldn't resist, they
>looked so neat because they are still on the branch/stick thingy that
>they grow on.
>
>But.
>I ate one of each and they're not nice to eat straight. In fact, they
>make your mouth pucker! bleh. I *love* medjool (sp?) dates but these
>are dates of a different colour (so to speak) and I don't know what to
>do with them. Ideas anyone? If I can't figure out what to do with
>them I'm going to have to chuck them out, they're inedible as they
>are. Help!


Go he http://splendidtable.publicradio.org...and_dates.html


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