Date-Nut Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. oatmeal
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter or margarine
1 1/4 c. dates, cut up
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
1 c. nuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and butter or margarine like pie crust.
Spread 3/4 of mixture in bottom of buttered tin.
Pat down until firm.