So what do they taste like? Dates are sweet and chewy, delectable little fruits and the ones we love most are caramel-ly and melt in your mouth! The most common dates found in stores are Medjool and Deglet Noor, however, there are over 1,000 date cultivars grown in the world, so it would be a disservice to generalize these tasty gems.
Most people are now familiar with the amazing benefits of dates. What people are less familiar with are the two date products popping up on stores shelves: date syrup and date sugar. How do these sweeteners stack up against other “alternative sweeteners” out there? History Dates and their products are actually one of the oldest sweeteners available today. Ancient cuneiform manuscripts from Mesopotamia mention the syrup, showing it as the primary sweetener of that time. In the Bible, the word “honey” can be translated from the Hebrew to describe a fruit honey, rather than the honey from a bee, and...
How to make your own Date Syrup and Date Sugar If you're like us, you like to know exactly how things are made. And, if we have enough gumption, we'll make them ourselves! FEAST Magazine came to us asking if we could share DIY recipes for our two best selling products and we have shared them below for you as well!Date Syrup RecipeYields | 8 ounces Ingredients and tools needed: 3 cups water 1 lb fresh dates Cheesecloth Mesh Strainer Small to medium sized saucepan Large Saucepan Preparation | In a large sauté pan or saucepan over high heat, bring water and dates...
Most of us take for granted the sweet candy that grows on date palm trees. With literally hundreds of varieties of this chewy, caramel-like fruit to explore, the story of the Medjool date is only a place to start--and this particular cultivar in itself starts with a really good story. If it wasn't for a Kansas farm boy turned explorer, not only might dates have never successfully grown on U.S. soil, but more amazingly, the Medjool date would likely not exist at all. In 1898, the United States Congress passed the Agricultural Act. “Under this act,” the San Francisco Chronicle...
