Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I was given three pounds of extra fancy California-grown medjool dates
> by a nice church lady with whom I'm acquainted.
>
> Aside from eating them, what is a good thing to do with them? Would
> they ever be used in an entree?
>
> Refrigerate the opened bag? I assume yes.

I refrigerate them. They are good pitted and stuffed with peanut
butter or cottage cheese. My favorite use is to fill them with a brie-
type cheese with walnut bits called Mirabo.

My other major use is to chop them up and cook in oatmeal. They
sweeten the oatmeal as it cooks.

pat