Guest guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I have had worms in dates too. I bought some chopped ones from a bulk store. They turned into moths. I couldn't figure out where the moths were coming from. Apparently the worms ate through the plastic bag and transformed. It took me ages to get rid of them and ages before I bought dates again! I now put everything in mason jars and have reduced my plastic use as much as I can. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Don't forget the worms in home grown broccoli - very hard to control. Was at my brothers once and he didn't realize the broccoli had worms until cooked worms were all over our diner plates! We laugh now but then I was gagging and trying to be polite. Sam I have had worms in dates too. I bought some chopped ones from a bulk store. They turned into moths. I couldn't figure out where the moths were coming from. Apparently the worms ate through the plastic bag and transformed. It took me ages to get rid of them and ages before I bought dates again! I now put everything in mason jars and have reduced my plastic use as much as I can. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 yuk, worms in dates! lol Is this the norm for dates packaged, stored?  ________________________________ R_Dale <luckyfellow Tue, December 15, 2009 11:32:40 PM [veg_grp] Re: Silly question about food storage  Oh ... My ... Goodness! I will never again be able to pour chopped dates onto my cereal without an inspection. Back in olden days of sailing ships when I was in the Navy a new sailor was occasionally heard asking about weevils and such in a dish. He was assured that they were high-protein and harmless. None of us were ever sick so I suppose that's proof in the pudding so to speak. WigglyWorms in dates might have been a hard sell even to hungry sailors. Raymond , Cindi Waters <clean_boost@ ...> wrote: > > I was surprised one time to see how many (ok, hold your stomach) WORMS were in an 'organic' box of dates ... and I didn't realize it until I ate a few, LOL! I'm still alive, this happened many years ago. And from a health store, yet. :-) I suppose they were more nutritious than the regular stuff, that's why the worms liked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 No it isn't. I've never had this happen. Judy - Brandi Vogel Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:56 AM Re: [veg_grp] Re: Silly question about food storage yuk, worms in dates! lol Is this the norm for dates packaged, stored? ________________________________ R_Dale <luckyfellow Tue, December 15, 2009 11:32:40 PM [veg_grp] Re: Silly question about food storage Oh ... My ... Goodness! I will never again be able to pour chopped dates onto my cereal without an inspection. Back in olden days of sailing ships when I was in the Navy a new sailor was occasionally heard asking about weevils and such in a dish. He was assured that they were high-protein and harmless. None of us were ever sick so I suppose that's proof in the pudding so to speak. WigglyWorms in dates might have been a hard sell even to hungry sailors. Raymond , Cindi Waters <clean_boost@ ...> wrote: > > I was surprised one time to see how many (ok, hold your stomach) WORMS were in an 'organic' box of dates ... and I didn't realize it until I ate a few, LOL! I'm still alive, this happened many years ago. And from a health store, yet. :-) I suppose they were more nutritious than the regular stuff, that's why the worms liked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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