Date Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. oatmeal
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. butter or oleo
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
2 c. dates, cut fine
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix first 5 ingredients like pie crust.
Put half of mixture in greased pan.
Cook dates, brown sugar, milk and vanilla until thick.
Pour over crumb mixture and top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.