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Everything You Wanted To Know About Date Syrup

Date syrup is actually one of the oldest sweeteners available today. Ancient cuneiform manuscripts from Mesopotamia mention syrup, showing it as the primary sweetener of that time. In the Bible, the word “honey” can be translated from the Hebrew to describe a fruit honey, rather than the honey from a bee, and is commonly referred to as “date honey” in commentaries. Considering the profound quantity of date palms in that area, it is very likely this was indeed referring to honey from the date, or, date syrup. Although date syrup has been around for thousands of years in other parts of the world, the United States has just recently seen increased interest.

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 Dates As The Ancient Sweetener In The World

Known as "the tree of life," date palm trees were grown and cultivated thousands of years ago. Phoenix dactylifera - this is how the species is called, but it's usually known as date or date palm. The original name "dactylifera" comes from Greek and is literally translated as "date-bearing." While the "fero" means "I bear," "dactylos" is translated as "date," which is the synonym for the word "finger." So, more literally, "dactylifera" means "I bear fingers." Date fruits were resembled with fingers due to their elongated shape.

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