Jujube (Chinese Red Date) Butter Recipe

Jujube (Chinese Red Date) Butter

August 18, 2014 by altawrites 1 Comment

Have you ever seen a jujube? Have you ever eaten one? No, not the confectionary variety – although I do remember those rather fondly from my childhood. I’m talking about a small fruit that grows on a jujube tree. Sometimes called Chinese Dates or Chinese Red Dates, jujubes are a fun little treat. They’re hard to find in most groceries, but one of the farmers I frequent at my local Farmer’s Market had some for sale last weekend. The trees grow remarkably well in North Texas. (There’s actually also a jujube tree on the property where my Farmer’s Market is located – I noticed that the branches were full of still-green fruit when I last visited.)

While…