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Fresh 2600 Year Old Dates
Jewish Press ^
| 4 Tishri 5781 - September 22, 2020
| Abigail Klein Leichman
Posted on 09/28/2020 1:12:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Mazal tov to Hannah and Methuselah on their 111 miracle babies! The proud parents are date palms grown from ancient seeds uncovered in archeological excavations in Israel.
These dates, recently picked at the Arava Institute at Kibbutz Ketura in southern Israel, are a type that hasn't been tasted since the times of Jesus and the Maccabees.
"Dr. Elaine Solowey, our director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, grew our first ancient date tree, Methuselah, in 2005," explained Miriam May, CEO of Friends of the Arava Institute.
"He came from a 2,000-year-old seed found in excavations at Masada; his growth was an unprecedented success that no one was expecting. However, because he is a male tree, he could not produce fruit."
But then Solowey succeeded in germinating six more ancient seeds, one from Masada and five from the caves of Qumran, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls written between 150 BCE and 70 CE.
One of the Qumram trees, Hannah, was pollinated by Methuselah and grew dates that ripened at the beginning of September to great international fanfare.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishpress.com ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; godsgravesglyphs; hannah; history; israel; masada; methuselah; qumran; romanempire
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:12:17 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:12:34 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:14:35 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Democrats donate to bail money. Republicans donate to scholarships. ~ throwthebumsout)
To: null and void
With their tongues.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:15:41 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: null and void
Dated, I am sure.
Amazing they are still viable: life finds a way.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:16:40 PM PDT
by
Adder
("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
To: null and void
They remind me of the taste of wild hickory nuts.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:16:44 PM PDT
by
Drawsing
(Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
To: SunkenCiv
Fresh 2600 Year Old Dates
What, this thread isn't about SilverSingles?
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:16:54 PM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
To: SunkenCiv
Buy a package of pitted dates, stuff each one with an almond, wrap with half a slice of thin bacon, place on cookie sheet and cook at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. You will like.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:23:09 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Windage and Elevation)
To: SunkenCiv
FRESH!!
Not wizened and desiccated as you would expect.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:23:38 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("And oft conducted by historic truth, We tread the long extent of backward time)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Some dates I’ve been on seemed like they lasted 2600 years.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:24:30 PM PDT
by
seowulf
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:26:10 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: null and void
Meanwhile at the oasis....
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:26:59 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Drawsing; Adder; SunkenCiv
FReepers never disappoint...
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:28:21 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Democrats donate to bail money. Republicans donate to scholarships. ~ throwthebumsout)
To: SunkenCiv
Alex Trebek: Fresh 2600 Year Old Dates
Joe Biden: I swear, I didn’t touch her...
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:30:27 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(COVID infects the Democrat brain and makes them drunk with power.)
To: OrangeHoof
That’s a good lookin’ date... [Slick Willie]
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:31:18 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: null and void
Lemme guess...these seeds showed up in the mail unsolicited from China?
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:35:33 PM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
To: null and void
So how do they taste? According to the article, sort of like zahidi dates, which are less sweet than the medjool and deglet noor varieties and much less sweet than barhis, my favorite variety.
To: Drawsing
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09/28/2020 1:36:31 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
I remember reading when they found the seeds and were trying to get them to grow. Good to hear they were able to get them to fruit.
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:36:45 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: Drawsing
Did you ever lick a river?
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posted on
09/28/2020 1:38:27 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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