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We live in the Middle East where dates (and other dried fruit)are a very important and common food. Dates specifically play a big role during the holy month of Ramadan. During that time, people traditionally break their fast after sunset with three dates.<\/div>\n
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Dates come in all sorts of colors, shapes and grades of sweetness. There are three main groups of dates: soft (e.g. ‘Barhee’, ‘Halawy’, ‘Khadrawy’, ‘Medjool’), semi-dry (e.g. ‘Dayri’, ‘Deglet Noor’, ‘Zahidi’), and dry (e.g. ‘Thoory’). The type of fruit depends on the glucose, fructose and sucrose content.<\/div>\n
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One of our neighbours got a date palm tree in her garden that is full of ripe dates. She dropped me a bag the other day, and although fresh, they tasted pretty much as sweet as dried dates.<\/div>\n
I decided to make jam out of it, combining them with dried apricots as this combination does not need any added sugar.<\/div>\n

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APRICOT DATE JAM <\/b><\/div>\n
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2 cups of dried apricots<\/div>\n
1 cup of apple juice<\/div>\n
2 cups of dates<\/p>\n

Yields 2 jars of jam <\/p><\/div>\n

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Soak the dried apricots in the juice overnight. Cut them into smaller chunks. Bring them to boil in a heavy pot, then let simmer until soft and tender. Add the cut-up dates and blend in a food processor. Fill into jars and let cool completely. Keep refrigerated.<\/p>\n


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