I got a bag of dates from the food bank yesterday

[Roon]

How do you eat them? As is?Do you have to cook them? What do they taste like? ( I am too scared to try one until I hear others who have had them)

[Bertha Venation]

1. They're very sweet.

I don't know if they're ever cooked, but on the rare occasions I've eaten them, I've eaten them right from the bag. I don't much like them, but they're very popular.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. You can just eat them or you can cook them with stuff

I don't know much about them, because I don't care for them much.

We got a bag of them this week with our box of food from the co-op. They must be in season.

[Left Is Write]

3. You can eat them plain, right out of the package -

or you can put them in baked goods like cookies, bread, and bars.

I love dates.

[Wapsie B]

5. Date pinwheel cookies are da bom!

Just say'n..........

[XemaSab]

4. 1: Open the bag

2: Remove a date

3: Put the date in your mouth

4: Chew, watching out for seeds

5: Enjoy :)

[Roon]

7. thanks for that, xema

lol

[XemaSab]

10. It's sort of like "Dick in a Box" only different

:P

[Roon]

13. LMAO!!

[Roon]

6. Thanks for the responses all

I am going to try one.......tomorrow. lol

[rockymountaindem]

8. They're mostly like prunes

I used to love to chow down on these cheap dates (har har har) from a tiny grocery store by my old dorm. Then I found out they're like 30 calories per piece, and that eating 50 of them in one night was probably bad for me. So I stopped buying them :(

[Roon]

11. mmmm, i love prunes!

thanks for that!

[geardaddy]

18. I like them better than prunes.

But I bet they are incredibly high in calories.

[Jamastiene]

9. All night long.

:evilgrin:

[Roon]

12. oh! you're terrible!

lmao!

[Jamastiene]

16. I simply could not resist.

:evilgrin:

[Inchworm]

14. I was going to describe how I'd eat my date

You got it covered :D

:fistbump:

[Jamastiene]

15. Well, you know...great minds and all...

:fistbump:

[geardaddy]

17. You just eat them as is.

They are the delish.

[Roon]

19. I finally ate one

They are good!!! Have to limit myself, I guess they are loaded with calories.

[noamnety]

20. what an awesome thing to get!

I buy them sometimes as a splurge - a store near me sells them with the pits removed and replaced with walnuts or cashews.

I've never had them stuff with cheese, but I know some people do that with a strong soft cheese, and that must be good cause it's the only thing I know of that made my daughter fall off the veganwagon for a day.

And they are good chopped up and cooked into oatmeal bars (crumbly oatmeal base, layer of date filling, more crumbly oatmeal topping).

[tigereye]

21. they are good plain - just don't eat too many at once...

they are really sweet and tasty.

[grasswire]

22. extremely delicious and nutritious!

There are so many desserts to make with dates, but they are even delicious with some cream cheese and a sliced orange and a sprinkle of coconut. Wow.