Worms in Dates ?!?

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Permalink Reply by Rawbert on May 23, 2012 at 1:04am

lol that's not worms man it's just crystallized sugar!

larvaes are dark color tiny eggs inside near the pit usually you notice the off taste right away and spit it out.; the ones in your pic should taste sugary sweet!

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Permalink Reply by ♥ Love ♥ on May 23, 2012 at 3:39am

That's not worms. Just sugar :)

Worms leave black poop and small white eggs near the pit. You'll also sometimes find the worm itself near the pit. Just break em in half and check out the inside around the pit. :)

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Permalink Reply by MrDate on May 23, 2012 at 4:37am

awesome!! thank you both very much! now i can joyfully continue gulping down my 30-dates smoothies like before! :) 

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 23, 2012 at 5:05am

Though not added sugar I hope. That would be just as bad as having worms/larvaes in there.

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Permalink Reply by Lala M. Apples on May 23, 2012 at 5:12am

yeah --- i'm terrible. I can't buy bulk dates bc the idea of finding dates with living things in them freak me out. LOL. I hope one day I can get over it, I probably swallow bugs at night and don't know it.

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Permalink Reply by Msdiane Whitedove on May 23, 2012 at 5:18am

Nah ha ha....I think its crystallized sugar, but I could be wrong. Make sure first better safe than sorry.

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Permalink Reply by MrDate on May 23, 2012 at 5:23am

wow so many comments! @ Whitedi ellen: i'll skip the "make sure" part as i use ridiculous amounts of dates daily. i'd be checking them f***ers non stop. for me it's just the relief of the century reading that the white stuff is just sugar. i will trust and swallow from now on :)

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