Name: Date-Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients: 1 c All-purpose flour; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 c Firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/3 c Margarine; 1 c Uncooked quick-cooking oatmeal; 2 c Chopped pitted dates; 1 c Water; 2 tb Sugar

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Cookies, Desserts	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3	c	Margarine
1	c	Uncooked quick-cooking oatmeal
2	c	Chopped pitted dates
1	c	Water
2	tb	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

DATE FILLING
1. Preheat oven to 400&deg;F. Grease 9x9x2 inch square pans. 2. Simmer
uncovered, dates, water and sugar 7-10 minutes until thick. Cool. 3. Sift
flour and salt together.  Add Brown Sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in
margarine until the size of small peas. Mix in oatmeal. Pack half the
mixture in to the bottom of the pan; top with the date mixture. Add
remaining oatmeal mixture to form top layer. 4. Bake 45-50 minutes until
tan on top. Cool upright in pan on a wire rack and cut into bars.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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