Remember our dates back in Feb/Mar? (pods & tentacles)
Well here they are now!
And I have made it *very*clear* to Mbumbo (the gardener, our nickname for him, since I can't say his name) and Anula (our maid, that is her name & I can say it) that I want those dates. They are mine! In Egypt, we'd go out to the date farms every September. And for 20 LE (about $4) a guy would shimmy up a date tree and hack off a branch of dates for us. We had an open air screen porch in Egypt where I'd lay the dates out and dry them. I don't know how I'll do it here. I may give oven drying a try.
2 comments:
I am not a fan of dates, but they seem to be a love/hate fruit and I'm just missing out. Perhaps it will be hot and dry enough through the summer to dry them?
I never did that while I was in Egypt. Sad! Enjoy those dates!
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