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dates
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Dates are
often used in raw food recipes as a sweetener.
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Remove the
stones and soak medjool dates for a couple of hours in a minimal amount of
water. This makes blending easier.
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It is best
to soak dried dates overnight in a minimal amount of water. They can
simply be mashed up with a fork to make a sweetener.
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Kharek are dried dates that can be purchased from the Asian shops.
They tend to be very
dry and not very sweet. They always need a good soak, preferably
overnight.
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Medjool
dates can be purchased fresh. You do need to remove the stones.
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Dried and
pitted dates of varying quality are widely available. The generally look
like the dates in the middle picture. I always soak these at least for a
few hours.
Related pages
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Medjool dates
dried and pitted dates
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dried dates (kharek)
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