2006 Tour of Duty

Sunday, November 06, 2005

FRESH IRAQI DATES

This is the end of the date harvest season in Iraq. The dates are placed in plastic bags and put in a storage warehouse until sold. These dates are very sweet to the taste. There are over 600 varieties of dates in Iraq and at one time Iraq led the world in date production.

3 Comments:

  • At November 13, 2005 6:09 PM, Anonymous Mom said…

    Mammaw could have used these this week while baking her famous date pinwheel cookies!

     
  • At November 15, 2005 1:21 PM, Anonymous OIFVet said…

    Well, I learned some thing new! I was told, while serving in Iraq, that there were 121 varieties! However, I tried as many as I could, cause I like dates...alot. It gav ethe Iraqies I worked with a great deal of joy to see me taste each and every kind they brought to me.

    Cheers,
    Tom

     
  • At November 20, 2005 4:41 AM, Blogger MSG Ronald C. Wegner said…

    Tom
    You should come back again. You would be amazed at what you missed the first time.

     

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