Date Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates, cut up
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. water
3/4 c. butter
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 1/2 c. oatmeal (added last)

Preparation

Boil the first 3 ingredients together until thick. Set aside. Mix together the butter, flour, sugar and soda. Add oatmeal.
This is crumbly mixture.
Pat half into greased pan. Spread on date filling, then top with balance of crumbly mixture.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 35 to 40 minutes.