National Date Nut Bread Day

According to Hungry Girl (http://www.hungry-girl.com/) today, September 8th, is National Date Nut Bread day. I can celebrate this one for sure -- I'm a date "nut" myself from waaaaay back.

As a child, we had date palms lining our driveway (just look how lush those dates look, dangling from that tree). Once a year (if I recall correctly), Dad would harvest those dates and Mom used them year-round in breads, cookies, salads, and no telling what else. Have you ever tried snacking on raw dates? They're wonderful! Probably way more sugar than one should consume, but sooo tasty. And, um, lots of fiber too.

So go make some date nut bread, or some banana nut bread with dates in it, and enjoy the day. Dates are a natural snack that taste great and are great for you. It's just a nice bonus that it's FRIDAY!!!

By the way ... the photograph is from Wikipedia.