Real Raw Dates... Still On The Stem

[Conscious Midwife]

So I went to A Middle Eastern Store today I bought some RAW, live still on the stem DATES. Never had them , never seen them, before.

Different tast, but good. Different terxture than any fruit I ever eat. Firm like a necatarine but kinda chalky like plaintain, maybe, i think.

i don't know. Hubby was surpised.

Bought a good size Batch od Medjools too. Plan on making RP's Brownies tonight.

[Veganforlife]

WOW! That sounds interesting. Do you have a photo of them?

[Conscious Midwife]

half are in hubbies belly
let me settle the toddlers and i'll take a pic and post

BRB

[JennaBoBenna]

Wow! Neat! I did that with almonds! I saw fuzzy, green almonds in a Middle Eastern store! I was like "wtheck are these?!"

[Sharon in Colorado]

Where do you live that you are getting fresh dates? California?

[veganman]

Can you get organic in the Middle Eastern stores?

[Conscious Midwife]

Got them Fresh in TN, didn't note the name on the shipment crate/box...assumed they were transported on a refridgerated truck. I'll find out this week when I'm back on that side of town.

After going to a few workshops conducted/hosted by the IOIA (Independent Organic Inspectors Association)/ ATTRA ( Nat'l Sustainable Agriculture Info Svc.), I don't get to hung up on Organic. I opt for it when I can but it's not the first criteria of my purchases. I'm doing going to decipher raw from toasted, roasted,freeze dried, pasteurized etc.....


Ok so here are some pics....

The dates are the round green fruits
The beige dolop is cashew butter made fresh tonight for hubby to place on his apple tommorow. The small bowls are the toddlers breakfast. I'll snip a few pieces of wheat grass for tommorow orange and bannana smoothie.

[Conscious Midwife]

EEEEEeeeeek going back to resize

[Conscious Midwife]

Got them Fresh in TN, didn't note the name on the shipment crate/box...assumed they were transported on a refridgerated truck. I'll find out this week when I'm back on that side of town.

After going to a few workshops conducted/hosted by the IOIA (Independent Organic Inspectors Association)/ ATTRA ( Nat'l Sustainable Agriculture Info Svc.), I don't get to hung up on Organic. I opt for it when I can but it's not the first criteria of my purchases. I'm doing going to decipher raw from toasted, roasted,freeze dried, pasteurized etc.....


Ok so here are some pics....

The dates are the round green fruits
The beige dolop is cashew butter made fresh tonight for hubby to place on his apple tommorow. The small bowls are the toddlers breakfast. I'll snip a few pieces of wheat grass for tommorow orange and bannana smoothie.


THESE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

[RawFoodieMom]

THESE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

What do you mean?

Deb

[Ama]

Oh my... I LOVE those dates. Theay are Barhi Kalaal http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes/i-dates-barhi-string.html

They are basically unripe Barhi dates...

[Conscious Midwife]

What do you mean?

Deb

The good old days where RAW was a priority and though Iyet to finshs a 30day challenge, I use to wake up everyday as a brand new RAw foodist some times stumbling sometimes not:D

[RawFoodieMom]

The good old days where RAW was a priority and though Iyet to finshs a 30day challenge, I use to wake up everyday as a brand new RAw foodist some times stumbling sometimes not:D

Ahhh, I see... ;)

For me, right now is the Good Ole Days!!! :D

Finally where I want to be...

Deb

[laurabfig]

The good old days where RAW was a priority and though Iyet to finshs a 30day challenge, I use to wake up everyday as a brand new RAw foodist some times stumbling sometimes not:D

thanks for your honesty!

i need to know that others struggle too. and especially with toddlers. :)

your pics above look like the cover of a magazine!!!

[Conscious Midwife]

thanks for your honesty!

i need to know that others struggle too. and especially with toddlers. :)

your pics above look like the cover of a magazine!!!


The toddlers often do better than me.

They are natural mono eaters, thats for sure:)

[Conscious Midwife]

Showed hubby the pics and we both just sighed

Wher did that enthusiasm GO!!!

We don't even have a digital camera anymore

:mad:

[Conscious Midwife]

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WOW the simplicity of it all...
those were the days

[circle]

those are unripe. if you wait a little bit longer, they will ripen on the stem and be sweet and delish.

[Conscious Midwife]

Since WF bought WO I haven't been able to find tall green wheat grass
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[Conscious Midwife]

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[miaculpa]

So I went to A Middle Eastern Store today I bought some RAW, live still on the stem DATES. Never had them , never seen them, before.

Different tast, but good. Different terxture than any fruit I ever eat. Firm like a necatarine but kinda chalky like plaintain, maybe, i think.

i don't know. Hubby was surpised.

Bought a good size Batch od Medjools too. Plan on making RP's Brownies tonight.

When I was a teenager, I lived in the Middle East and used to LOVE these!! *droolz* I also used to take rocks and throw them at the dates high up then scramble to pick up the ones that fell... the date tree is SO like a living pinata hehe.

[yoga cat]

:drool:

i've never eaten, nor seen a fresh date!

[miaculpa]

you can buy online (I used to get cases from Ebay) from date sellers in Cali... they pick them the same day and send them... really really inexpensive compared to buying at a store, too. I need to do this soon, too. I never thought to ask them to send the crunchy, slightly immature ones... hmm... going to dig out the email of my seller asap :)