Date Bars #2

Cream together:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup shortening

Add:

• 1¼ cups oatmeal
• 1¼ cups flour
• 1 tsp. soda
• Pinch of salt

Mix until crumbly. Spread ½ of dough in pan. Then add filling. Then spread rest of dough over filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Filling:

• 1 cup chopped dates
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup boiling water

Boil above ingredients until thick.