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Cooking & Baking

eppur_se_muova

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3. Oh my -- I love dates ! Too bad the Middle Eastern grocery is not closer by, they have a big selection of dates.

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Sat Dec 6, 2025, 10:12 PM

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Recently, I tried adding dates to an oatmeal pudding. They really helped sweeten it, so that the lack of blueberries was hardly noticeable. All the other fruits were dried -- raisins, prunes, cherries -- and it turned out firm and chewy, almost like a desert bar rather than a pudding -- but it was delicious !

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Oh my -- I love dates ! Too bad the Middle Eastern grocery is not closer by, they have a big selection of dates. eppur_se_muova Saturday #3

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