Description

Storage:  keep really well – for at least a few months in a cool, dark cupboard. They also freeze very well.

Preparation and cooking: use as a sweet snack, or chop them up and use them as a  cereal topping in place of sugar or honey. Chopped  they can also be used cakes, biscuits and desserts. Delicious served with cheese, stuffed with a whole almond and rolled in icing sugar as an after dinner treat. North African cuisine  use dates in tagines and sweet couscous dishes.