Fruitcake Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. butter or margarine
1 (12 oz.) box vanilla wafers, finely crushed
1 c. pecan halves
3/4 c. chopped dates
3/4 c. halved green candied cherries
3/4 c. halved red candied cherries
1/2 c. chopped candied pineapple
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 c. milk

Preparation

In a small saucepan, melt butter or margarine, then pour into a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan, tilting pan to spread butter evenly. Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers evenly over butter in pan. Arrange nuts, dates and candied fruits evenly over the crumb mixture and press down gently.
Combine sweetened condensed milk and the 1/4 cup milk; pour evenly over top. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Cool, then cut into squares.