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Rom, Antike

Dulciaria Domestica

Little home confections (which are called dulciaria) are made thus: little palms or (as they are ordinarily called) dates are struffed - after the seeds have been removed - with a nut or with nuts and ground pepper, sprinkled with salt on the outside and are candied in honey and served.

Apicius

Gefüllte Datteln II

Gefüllte Datteln III

Maghreb, 13. Jhd.

My notes:
I have never made this. That said...

  1. I've seen some dates that were a bit hard. If you end up with these, you can simmer them in water to cover until they're tender, probably a few minutes. Drain and cool before proceeding.
  2. Also, you can sometimes find pitted dates, which could save a bit of work.
  3. You might want to put more than one almond in a date, depending on the size of the almonds and of the dates (almonds in Morocco were rather small, but they were incredibly flavorful.)

Rutab mu'assal - "Honeyed Dates" (literally)

Take freshly gathered dates and lay in the shade and air for a day. Then remove the stones and stuff with peeled almonds. For every 10 ratls of dates take 2 ratls of honey. Boil over the fire with two uqiya of rose water and half a dirham of saffron, then throw in the dates, stirring for an hour. Remove and allow to cool. When cold, sprinkle with fine-ground sugar scented with musk, camphor,and hyacinth. Put into glass preserving jars, sprinkling on top some of the scented ground sugar. Cover until the weather is cold and chafing dishes are brought in. [my note: might "chafing dishes" be "braziers" used to warm the house?]