The Slice September 2012

The Slice

September 2012 Issue

September! Summer vacation is winding down and a new school year is about to start. Schools will be opening their doors and parents will begin to prepare lunch boxes.  It is time to stock up on Minnie’s Dried Fruits & Vegetables for the kids’ lunch boxes and your own too!

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What's New This Month...

Dates: September is the month of dates. The weather is still hot, allowing the dates to ripen. The palm trees in Dahshour are beautiful with their heavy bounty of ripening dates that are turning from green to red, or dark brown or golden yellow. And we, at Minnie’s, have begun to pit and dry these luscious dates. They will be available the third week of September.

Fruit Rolls: made from the 100% natural fruit juice of the mangos or the strawberries, with no preservatives or additional coloring. They come in packages of five pieces individually wrapped and are great snacks at school, at work or at home.

Did You Know...

Dates are a great source of fibers, anti-oxidants, and minerals? They are rich in potassium, magnesium, copper and calcium. You can snack on them  whole, or cut them up and add them to your morning cereal, or to your cake batter. They are delicious served with fresh cream too.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

        

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The Slice July issue

The Slice

July 2012 Issue

Ramadan is almost here. Kol sana wentum tayebeen! In other words, happy returns of the holy month!

We have been busy during the last few weeks drying some very special fruits for the Ramadan yameesh (dried fruits). Check our list of products for this month and try some of the new items.

Minnie’s Dried Fruits & Vegetables was in the news again this month! Cairo Kitchen’s blog interviewed us and published a nice article which you may read at the following link:

 http://blog.cairokitchen.com/minnies-dried-fruits-vegetables/

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What's New This Month...

Egyptian Apricots: We dry these delicious apricots with no preservatives or color enhancers, thus their color is slightly darker, and their taste is still great.

Egyptian Dried Plums:  Also known as prunes. Try them! They are dark and juicy and delicious. We have removed the pits and split them in half for your enjoyment.

Cherries: imported from Lebanon and Syria, pitted, and split in two. We dried them to a chewy state to enhance their flavor.

Khoshaaf Mix: composed of Egyptian apple crescents, apricots, cherries, peaches from Sinaii, prunes, pears and raisins. Soak them in hot water and use for khoshaf (recipe at the end).

Yameesh Mix: very much the same as the Khoshaaf Mix except all the stones and pits have been removed from the apricots, cherries, peaches, and prunes to give you a delicious chewy dried mix for your after iftar snacking enjoyment.

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