If I recall correctly, the wrapper of the compressed dates was a nightmare to get off and your fingers stayed sticky for the rest of the day.
Yes, that's right!
Tt was very thin cellophane which stuck to the block, and disintegrated as you tried to unwrap it
We did our best, but the fact that it was so thin, and transparent, and stuck so tightly meant that we almost certainly swallowed some of the wrapper as well