Re: advice needed on medjool dates

[Guest guest]

Is there really a ban on other types of dates? Or is that a reflection

of the kinds of dates available throughout the country?

I live in the part of the country where dates are grown and there are

a wide variety of loose and " fresh " pure dates, without the sugar and

the special packing and all. Does anyone know about these?

Merika

who used to live in the midwest and had never seen a decent date until

moving out west, lol.

>> Other dates cannot be used.

[Guest guest]

>

> Merika,

>

> Those that you're describing.... " loose, fresh, pure dates " ... sound like

they're fine.... as

long as you're absolutely sure nothing has been added.

>

> I think it's a matter of what type of date is *usually* available more widely

to the rest of

us.

>

>

> Patti

In BTVC, bottom of page 74, edition 10, Elaine specifies " loose California

dates " as the

on;y type permitted. Those are the very large Medjool dates. The ones from the

bard valley

are very naturally sweet and soft when fresh.

Read more about california dates at:

http://www.datesaregreat.com/

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celaic

[Guest guest]

I found this page last night in the book too But I take it like

Patti, whereby any date straight off the tree is okay. Medjool is a

type of date, like Fuji apples are a kind of apple, but all apples are

okay.

I was asking because I'd seen medjool stuff posted here recenty, and

the thread on little bananas being different than the big ones. I

liked the site you link, though

Merika

celiac

> In BTVC, bottom of page 74, edition 10, Elaine specifies " loose

California dates " as the

> on;y type permitted. Those are the very large Medjool dates. The

ones from the bard valley

> are very naturally sweet and soft when fresh.

>

> Read more about california dates at:

>

> http://www.datesaregreat.com/

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 6 years, celaic

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I found this page last night in the book too But I take it like

> Patti, whereby any date straight off the tree is okay. Medjool is a

> type of date, like Fuji apples are a kind of apple, but all apples are

> okay.

>

> I was asking because I'd seen medjool stuff posted here recenty, and

> the thread on little bananas being different than the big ones. I

> liked the site you link, though

>

> Merika

> celiac

>

I follow Elaine's instructions. In six years, I have only eaten Medjool dates.

Carol F.

SCD 6 yrs. celiac

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Merika,

> >

> > Those that you're describing.... " loose, fresh, pure dates " ... sound like

they're fine....

as

> long as you're absolutely sure nothing has been added.

> >

> > I think it's a matter of what type of date is *usually* available more

widely to the rest

of

> us.

> >

> >

> > Patti

Patti,

There is a variety considered the " Cadillac " of dates, called the " Medjool "

date. Elaine was

emphatic that only the large Califormia dates were the only ones to be be used.

She

specified this when she lectured.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac