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[edit] Dates are not fruit

This is a common misconception, this article on dates needs to be changed. dates are in fact the flower of the date palm. http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=32749 Some Information

Botanically, the date is a fruit. I see nothing wrong with the article (nor do I consider everything2.com to be a very reliable source of information to quote from) - MPF 16:16, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, i just used that from lack of another on-line location and time constraints to finding one. Any encyclopedia of mediocre or higher repute found in any good library should provide ample evidence on the subject. The date is actually the flower, botanically or otherwise I do believe it is so.
No, it has flowers (small and inconspicuous) like any other flowering plant, which then mature into the fruit that you eat. Just the same as any other flower matures into fruit. - MPF 22:03, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi

Are fresh dates as high in fibre as say prunes or figs. Are there any dietry negatives to eating fresh dates as part of a low fat diet? No, I do not believe there is. In fact, it will help "clean" you out as well.

[edit] Page title

It is obviously pointless to have this page at Date, but I think it would be better placed at Date Palm than Date (fruit). Anyone object to a move? - MPF 18:24, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I think we should leave it.

[edit] Saddam Hussein and Dates

Could someone who is knowlegable on the subject of dates make their way to the following website: http://www.thewatcherfiles.com/dates.html

After having read this could they better qualify the statements made about dates in the following article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Saddam_Hussein --Gantlord 14:45, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

[Note: I have been raising dates in the USA for 30+ years. It looks as though this palm is cultivated since there do not appear to be thorns on the fronds. It is possible that this one bunch was not pollinated. Palms send out their flowers over a period of time. If the pollination was too late for the first bunch (or to early for the last bunch) a whole bunch may not have been pollinated. This is not uncommon and would not be surprising in a war torn year. Unpollinated dates would still be yellow in Dec. They may not ever ripen or at best will turn color in Feb. or Mar. but never be good to eat. Since they are not palatable, they are often left on the palm and cleaned at the following year's dethorning when fruit stalks are removed. Any way, they will still be yellow in Dec. added 4/20/06 by SoftMentor@aol.com]

[edit] Requested move

Date Palm → Date palm – Capitalization

[edit] Voting

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your vote with ~~~~
  • Support: per naming standards. —Wknight94 (talk) 19:01, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose: per naming standards; caps are permitted, and widely used, for species names. See extensive discussions at WP:TOL talk archives. - MPF 09:51, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Why is there no page on dates themselves, you don't search for apple and get apple tree at the top O.o 172.189.174.96 (talk) 16:56, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nurtition Chart from USDA using British spellings???

Why is the nutrition chart sourcing the USDA and referencing recomended calories in an American diet using British spellings? It makes it look like a fake. Jon 20:43, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I understood it was wiki policy that all spellings are standard english. Willow177 20:11, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Standard English relative to the article's subject, yes. Articles about American subjects should be written in American English; articles about British subjects should be written in British English. In this case, a chart referencing American sources should probably be written in American English.--chris.lawson 03:24, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

What makes Dates British- or American for that matter? I've removed the word "Commonly" from the sentence "Pitted Dates are commonly referred to as Stoned Dates" and substituted "Also". Here in the USA I have never heard of Stoned Dates. If someone feels strongly that Stoned takes precidence over Pitted, they are welcome ro revert the change.Saxophobia (talk) 01:28, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Glazing Dates

Would anyone volunteer to add some information about the process of glazing dates? I believe you may find some in one of the FAO books in the external links section. Thanks, Sdudah 05:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)