Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Fabulous feedback Bob, and congratulations!!! One point: store all those quart bottles on their sides, not standing up. Otherwise the sheer weight of the dates will smash the bottom ones, especially for the moist soft honey dates. Best, Elchanan Bob Farrell [rjf2] Friday, March 25, 2005 1:41 PM rawfood [Raw Food] Fresh Date update Hello all! My very first date order arrived UPS today...just toooooo exciting! I opened it, looked to see what was what, and then sampled a few of each kind (even decided to keep a tick tally of how many, so I could go to NutriDiary, and see if I had any calories left to eat for the day!) I then realized that I'd *never* had a non-dried date in my life....a new experience! grand! Here's my thoughts on each: Medjool (10)- I paid $5 extra for the " large " version, and oh my gosh... they were almost a meal in themselves...very sweet, very moist, large, (reminded me of the size of a fresh fig tree in a neighbor's yard in NC..) very tasty...and they packed about 20/qt. Carmelita (8) - ok...smaller....sweet, not quite as moist, and maybe a little like carmel.... pack: ~75/qt. Honey - (9) very moist, actually dripping in what almost seemed, and tasted like honey....excellent! pack: ~60/qt. I packed these last in each batch, so I could lick my fingers, go wash them again, and begin again! Peanut Butter (6-7)- interesting...they looked a little like peanuts in the shell, and when I found the only " really " dried out one in the bunch, I think I see where they get their name: the skins dries into an almost paper-like thickness, and the inside then is hard like a peanut. theyr'e ok.... pack: ~75/qt. The 15# sampler pack yielded about 13 qts. in 1qt. vacuum-sealed containers, 1.5 qts. in a tub in the fridge, and about 1/4 a quart +/- that I ate ...(16 dates - called it 18 for NutriDiary, since the Medjool's were so large. ) I'd call it 15 qts. of dates for $45 plus Shipping ($~15 for me, mid- FL from Calif.) Numbers behind the name are just some " quantification " of where I'd put them on my 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest)scale. For comaprison, the last batch of Medjool dates that I'd bought at the Health Food store, I'd now rate a 1-2. Hope this assists some others. regards, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 thanks, Elchanan. yup, stored on sides, per earlier recommendation... regards, Bob rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Fabulous feedback Bob, and congratulations!!! > > One point: store all those quart bottles on their sides, not standing up. > Otherwise the sheer weight of the dates will smash the bottom ones, > especially for the moist soft honey dates. > > Best, > Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 just helping you to preserve your investment! Bob Farrell [rjf2] Friday, March 25, 2005 4:59 PM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Fresh Date update thanks, Elchanan. yup, stored on sides, per earlier recommendation... regards, Bob rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Fabulous feedback Bob, and congratulations!!! > > One point: store all those quart bottles on their sides, not standing up. > Otherwise the sheer weight of the dates will smash the bottom ones, > especially for the moist soft honey dates. > > Best, > Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 On dang, I don't have any quart jars! Is there any other way to store these dates? Thanks, Vegigran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Any way will " work. " The jars are mason jars (glass over plastic), and Bob also bought an inexpensive vacuum sealer so each jar is airtight until opened. Elchanan Vegigran [vegigran] Friday, March 25, 2005 6:13 PM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Fresh Date update On dang, I don't have any quart jars! Is there any other way to store these dates? Thanks, Vegigran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Great idea! I like the vacuum part. Would really keep them fresh! Vegigran > Any way will " work. " The jars are mason jars (glass over plastic), and Bob > also bought an inexpensive vacuum sealer so each jar is airtight until > opened. > Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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