1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Firmly packed light brown
-sugar 1/3 c Margarine
1 c Uncooked quick-cooking
-oatmeal ——————————–DATE FILLING——————————– 2 c Chopped pitted dates
1 c Water
2 tb Sugar
1. Preheat oven to 400?F. Grease 9x9x2 inch square pans.
2. Simmer uncovered, dates, water and sugar 7-10 minutes until thick.
Cool. 3. Sift flour and salt together. Add Brown Sugar. Using a pastry
blender, cut in margarine until the size of small peas. Mix in oatmeal. Pack half the mixture in to the bottom of the pan; top with the date mixture. Add remaining oatmeal mixture to form top layer. 4. Bake 45-50 minutes until tan on top. Cool upright in pan on a wire rack
and cut into bars.