Wordless Wednesday - Mid-winter favorite

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Wordless Wednesday

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Zuzana said…
Delicious dates, right?
Hmm, I want one too.;))
January 28, 2009 12:55 PM
Anonymous said…
I love these :)
January 28, 2009 6:21 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Yes, delicious, fresh dates. YUMMY!
January 29, 2009 6:40 PM
SolSionnach said…
I was going to say "what the heck is THAT!".

Dates? Meh. Too sweet for me. :)
January 29, 2009 10:06 PM
Gal Friday said…
I was going to say they were plums. Would never have guessed dates--I only know the dried kind of dates.
January 29, 2009 11:05 PM
Anonymous said…
had the best christmas cookies, I think they were just ground dates and rice crispies, rolled into balls.
January 30, 2009 10:51 PM
Tom said…
My dad loved dates and every so often he brought some back on his way back from work.

I never got a taste for them, my main complaint was "why are those things wrapped in clingfilm?"

Don't think they're sold here, but I'll have to look again after your photo!
February 01, 2009 10:52 AM
Zuzana said…
Keera, there is an award for you at my place; hope you will accept it.;)
February 02, 2009 12:58 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Sravana, I never thought I'd run into somebody more sensitive to sweet than me. :-)

Gal Friday, if you get the chance, do try fresh. They are moister, softer and milder in taste than dried.

Anon, those cookies sound tasty!

Tom, one of the pleasures of the fresh dates is that they are sold loose weight: I get to pick each one myself with a plastic tong. :-)

Protege, thank you so much for the "Premios Dardo Award"! I'm touched!
February 02, 2009 5:17 PM
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