Re: Dates (fruit not social events)

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Dates are totally legal YAY! we just have to watch out that they haven't been

coated in like a syrup solution so they won't stick together. I find buying

dates from the bulk department to be challenging on this level.. but in the

States it is very easy to find perfectly legal dates.

Medjool are a type of date. They are delicious and totally legal!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera

Whole Foods has dates in their plastic containers and they use no coating..

Jodi

PS- your subject header really cracked me up!

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Dates are totally legal YAY! we just have to watch out that they haven't been

coated in like a syrup solution so they won't stick together. I find buying

dates from the bulk department to be challenging on this level.. but in the

States it is very easy to find perfectly legal dates.

Medjool are a type of date. They are delicious and totally legal!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera

Whole Foods has dates in their plastic containers and they use no coating..

Jodi

PS- your subject header really cracked me up!

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Dates are totally legal YAY! we just have to watch out that they haven't been

coated in like a syrup solution so they won't stick together. I find buying

dates from the bulk department to be challenging on this level.. but in the

States it is very easy to find perfectly legal dates.

Medjool are a type of date. They are delicious and totally legal!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera

Whole Foods has dates in their plastic containers and they use no coating..

Jodi

PS- your subject header really cracked me up!

[Guest guest]

Hey Ann!

My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was amazing, so I

know why you want to find out about dates. What Elaine says in the book is a

good rule of thumb: if the dates are loosely packed, and the ingredients just

says dates, they should be okay. If they are chopped up already when you are

buying them, and they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have

been added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR sugars). So

look for loosely packed. I was able to find some in teh dried goods section of

Whole Foods, and that worked out great. They had the skins on them, and I think

if you want to removed the skins, you pour boiling water over them, and then

pass it through a food mill, then heat on teh stove to reduce teh water you

added. Complicated, maybe, but that sticky date pudding was worth it! Let me

know if you need the recipe!!!

jonathan

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm wondering if anyone can give me more information about dates. Are all

> dates SCD legal? Are there certain brands I should look for? I was looking

> at a recipe that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they are?

>

> Thanks!!

>

> Ann in Des Moines

> (SCD for 18 months)

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Ann!

My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was amazing, so I

know why you want to find out about dates. What Elaine says in the book is a

good rule of thumb: if the dates are loosely packed, and the ingredients just

says dates, they should be okay. If they are chopped up already when you are

buying them, and they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have

been added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR sugars). So

look for loosely packed. I was able to find some in teh dried goods section of

Whole Foods, and that worked out great. They had the skins on them, and I think

if you want to removed the skins, you pour boiling water over them, and then

pass it through a food mill, then heat on teh stove to reduce teh water you

added. Complicated, maybe, but that sticky date pudding was worth it! Let me

know if you need the recipe!!!

jonathan

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm wondering if anyone can give me more information about dates. Are all

> dates SCD legal? Are there certain brands I should look for? I was looking

> at a recipe that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they are?

>

> Thanks!!

>

> Ann in Des Moines

> (SCD for 18 months)

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Ann!

My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was amazing, so I

know why you want to find out about dates. What Elaine says in the book is a

good rule of thumb: if the dates are loosely packed, and the ingredients just

says dates, they should be okay. If they are chopped up already when you are

buying them, and they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have

been added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR sugars). So

look for loosely packed. I was able to find some in teh dried goods section of

Whole Foods, and that worked out great. They had the skins on them, and I think

if you want to removed the skins, you pour boiling water over them, and then

pass it through a food mill, then heat on teh stove to reduce teh water you

added. Complicated, maybe, but that sticky date pudding was worth it! Let me

know if you need the recipe!!!

jonathan

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm wondering if anyone can give me more information about dates. Are all

> dates SCD legal? Are there certain brands I should look for? I was looking

> at a recipe that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they are?

>

> Thanks!!

>

> Ann in Des Moines

> (SCD for 18 months)

>

[Guest guest]

At 10:06 AM 9/26/2009, you wrote:

I'm wondering if anyone can give

me more information about dates. Are all dates SCD legal? Are

there certain brands I should look for? I was looking at a recipe

that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they

are?

Ann,

The major thing you have to look for is whether or not the dates have

sticky syrup on them. (Why anyone would put sugar on something as sweet

as dates, I don't know, but then, I'm the one who also doesn't understand

why most commercial broths contain HFCS or " evaporated raw cane

juice " or some other euphemism for SUGAR.)

Medjool dates are the biggest and richest dates.

I find mine at Whole Foods.

I have never ordered from this website, so know nothing about them, but

they have lots of really nice pictures of different kinds of dates.

http://www.dateland.com

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 10:06 AM 9/26/2009, you wrote:

I'm wondering if anyone can give

me more information about dates. Are all dates SCD legal? Are

there certain brands I should look for? I was looking at a recipe

that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they

are?

Ann,

The major thing you have to look for is whether or not the dates have

sticky syrup on them. (Why anyone would put sugar on something as sweet

as dates, I don't know, but then, I'm the one who also doesn't understand

why most commercial broths contain HFCS or " evaporated raw cane

juice " or some other euphemism for SUGAR.)

Medjool dates are the biggest and richest dates.

I find mine at Whole Foods.

I have never ordered from this website, so know nothing about them, but

they have lots of really nice pictures of different kinds of dates.

http://www.dateland.com

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 10:06 AM 9/26/2009, you wrote:

I'm wondering if anyone can give

me more information about dates. Are all dates SCD legal? Are

there certain brands I should look for? I was looking at a recipe

that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they

are?

Ann,

The major thing you have to look for is whether or not the dates have

sticky syrup on them. (Why anyone would put sugar on something as sweet

as dates, I don't know, but then, I'm the one who also doesn't understand

why most commercial broths contain HFCS or " evaporated raw cane

juice " or some other euphemism for SUGAR.)

Medjool dates are the biggest and richest dates.

I find mine at Whole Foods.

I have never ordered from this website, so know nothing about them, but

they have lots of really nice pictures of different kinds of dates.

http://www.dateland.com

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

> Hey Ann!

>

> My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was

> amazing, so I know why you want to find out about dates. What

> Elaine says in the book is a good rule of thumb: if the dates are

> loosely packed, and the ingredients just says dates, they should be

> okay. If they are chopped up already when you are buying them, and

> they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have been

> added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR

> sugars). So look for loosely packed. I was able to find some in

> teh dried goods section of Whole Foods, and that worked out great.

They have them in TJs and Costco, too, as well as some regular (but

good) supermarkets.

Mara

[Guest guest]

> Hey Ann!

>

> My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was

> amazing, so I know why you want to find out about dates. What

> Elaine says in the book is a good rule of thumb: if the dates are

> loosely packed, and the ingredients just says dates, they should be

> okay. If they are chopped up already when you are buying them, and

> they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have been

> added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR

> sugars). So look for loosely packed. I was able to find some in

> teh dried goods section of Whole Foods, and that worked out great.

They have them in TJs and Costco, too, as well as some regular (but

good) supermarkets.

Mara

[Guest guest]

I have to agree....dates are fantastic. Occasionally as a treat I would cut a

medjool date in half and put a little bit of peanut butter in it. I use them a

lot as sweeteners. So yummy! And speaking of...., that sticky date

pudding sounds amazing! I would LOVE to get the recipe!

Stacey

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I'm wondering if anyone can give me more information about dates. Are all

> > dates SCD legal? Are there certain brands I should look for? I was looking

> > at a recipe that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they are?

> >

> > Thanks!!

> >

> > Ann in Des Moines

> > (SCD for 18 months)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have to agree....dates are fantastic. Occasionally as a treat I would cut a

medjool date in half and put a little bit of peanut butter in it. I use them a

lot as sweeteners. So yummy! And speaking of...., that sticky date

pudding sounds amazing! I would LOVE to get the recipe!

Stacey

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I'm wondering if anyone can give me more information about dates. Are all

> > dates SCD legal? Are there certain brands I should look for? I was looking

> > at a recipe that calls for " Medjool " dates. Any idea what they are?

> >

> > Thanks!!

> >

> > Ann in Des Moines

> > (SCD for 18 months)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Another yummy date treat is to cut the dates just through the top half and put

in a toasted pecan. I took these to a party for an appetizer and they were all

eaten very quickly.

Liz

>

> I have to agree....dates are fantastic. Occasionally as a treat I would cut a

medjool date in half and put a little bit of peanut butter in it. I use them a

lot as sweeteners. So yummy! And speaking of...., that sticky date

pudding sounds amazing! I would LOVE to get the recipe!

> Stacey

[Guest guest]

,

 

I would love to get the sticky date pudding recipe.  Please do post it!

 

Thanks everyone for your help with this!

 

Ann

 

>> Hey Ann!>> My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was amazing, so I know why you want to find out about dates.  What Elaine says in the book is a good rule of thumb: if the dates are loosely packed, and the ingredients just says dates, they should be okay.  If they are chopped up already when you are buying them, and they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have been added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR sugars).  So look for loosely packed.  I was able to find some in teh dried goods section of Whole Foods, and that worked out great.  They had the skins on them, and I think if you want to removed the skins, you pour boiling water over them, and then pass it through a food mill, then heat on teh stove to reduce teh water you added.  Complicated, maybe, but that sticky date pudding was worth it!  Let me know if you need the recipe!!!

>> jonathan

[Guest guest]

,

 

I would love to get the sticky date pudding recipe.  Please do post it!

 

Thanks everyone for your help with this!

 

Ann

 

>> Hey Ann!>> My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was amazing, so I know why you want to find out about dates.  What Elaine says in the book is a good rule of thumb: if the dates are loosely packed, and the ingredients just says dates, they should be okay.  If they are chopped up already when you are buying them, and they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have been added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR sugars).  So look for loosely packed.  I was able to find some in teh dried goods section of Whole Foods, and that worked out great.  They had the skins on them, and I think if you want to removed the skins, you pour boiling water over them, and then pass it through a food mill, then heat on teh stove to reduce teh water you added.  Complicated, maybe, but that sticky date pudding was worth it!  Let me know if you need the recipe!!!

>> jonathan

[Guest guest]

I've seen mejool dates at Wegman's also.

 

Holly O.

Crohn's 5/09

SCD 9/1/09

 

,

 

I would love to get the sticky date pudding recipe.  Please do post it!

 

Thanks everyone for your help with this!

 

Ann

 

>> Hey Ann!>> My wife made me sticky date pudding for my birthday, and it was amazing, so I know why you want to find out about dates.  What Elaine says in the book is a good rule of thumb: if the dates are loosely packed, and the ingredients just says dates, they should be okay.  If they are chopped up already when you are buying them, and they stick together in lumpy mass, then usually illegals have been added to make them sweeter or more processable (starches OR sugars).  So look for loosely packed.  I was able to find some in teh dried goods section of Whole Foods, and that worked out great.  They had the skins on them, and I think if you want to removed the skins, you pour boiling water over them, and then pass it through a food mill, then heat on teh stove to reduce teh water you added.  Complicated, maybe, but that sticky date pudding was worth it!  Let me know if you need the recipe!!!

>> jonathan

-- Holly