Re: Question about dates (the edible kind) ;-)

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I've never seen Medjool dates other than loose in the produce department,

which seems like it would be pretty gooey if they were dowsed in syrup

there, as opposed to the packages where they can do anything they

want.

Marilyn, I totally agree with you about sweetening something already so

sweet. When I first was on the hypoglycemia diet, I was at my

mother's one day and she had proudly fixed me some prunes. She

stewed them in a great deal of honey " to make them nice and sweet

for you " . Same thing. I couldn't believe anyone would do that.

I did eat a couple to be polite but they were sweet enough to choke a

hippo. I've never been a candy eater so it was really unbelievable to

me.

I believe it is because all dates other than the Medjool date are

actually soaked/coated with sugar syrup.