Prune Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried prune, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oatmeal

Preparation

. Chop the prunes and then combine them with the 1cup sugar, 1teaspoon cinnamon and 1cup water. Cook until thickened, about 8 minutes on medium stirring constantly to prevent burning. Cool thoroughly.
Cream the 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 cup brown sugar.
Add the 1 3/4 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups oatmeal, 1 teaspoon salt and 1teaspoon of the cinnamon. Blend until crumbly.
Put 1/2 the amount into a buttered 13 X 9 X 2 pan. Press down in pan.
Spread the cooled filling over the bottom crust.
Sprinkle the remaing crumb mixture over the filling, pressing down lightly.
Bake for 27 minutes at 350* until light brown. Cut into squares when cooled. May be stored in the refrigerator . Let come to room temperature before serving.