Date Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. shortening
2 cups dates (cut up)
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. water

Preparation

Mix first six ingredients into fine crumbs. Press half of mixture into a 9x13 greased pan. Boil dates, sugar and water until soft. Cool. Pour over top of crumb crust. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.