- 1898 – Walter Swingle – brought back date palms from Algeria, North Africa
- Crop was widespread in US by the 1920s
- Types of Date Varieties
- Adrawi
- Saidi
- Bahri
- Khaisab
- Black Abbada
- Thory
- Medjool – Typically pit IN
- Deglet Noor – Typically pit OUT
- Tamar State of Ripeness
- Basically turned into raisins on the tree
- Internet turns out to be better, but a bit more pricy
- Life span
- About 3 months at room temperature
- 6 months in the refrigerator
- About a year in the freezer
- White powder on the surface is sugar crystals, not mold
- The below recipes are for Party Trays. For personal eating for two, the amounts are in {brackets}
Devil’s on Horseback
- Divide 60 {18} dates into three different batches of 20 {6} each
- Soak first in 1/2 C soy and 1/2 C water – {1/4 C each}
- Soak second in 1 C dry sherry – {1/2 C}
- Soak third in 1 C lager beer – {1/2 C}
- Soak all three batches for two hours
- Drain but DO NOT RINSE
Recipe One
- 20 {6} Deglet Noor Dates that have soaked in sherry
- Slices of thin cut bacon
- 2 oz {1 oz} bleu cheese in a zip lock bag
- Use scissors to trim the date opened
- Pipe in a little bit of cheese
- Wrap in bacon with seam down, and cut portion of date up
- Put on your baking tray
- Bake 15 minutes
Recipe Two
- 20 {6} Deglet Noor Dates that have soaked in soy and water
- Slices of thin cut bacon
- 1/4 C {2 TBL} water chestnuts – chopped
- Cut open and stuff with chestnuts
- Wrap with bacon and put onto baking tray
- Bake 15 minutes
Recipe Three
- 20 {6} Deglet Noor Dates that have soaked in beer
- Large pepperoni slices
- 2 oz {1 oz} cream cheese mixed with 4 sweet gerkin pickles – chopped
- and mixed with 1 tsp {1/2 tsp} Sriracha sauce hot sauce
- Use scissors to trim the date opened
- Pipe in a little bit of cheese
- Wrap in pepperoni with seam down, and cut portion of date up
- Put on your baking tray
- Bake 10 minutes
Put larger amount on a party tray, or serve two people 3 of each set of dates (9 total) :: or three people 2 of each set (6 total)
