Filled Date Bars
Betty Poulin
1 pkg. dates chopped
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. melted shortening or margarine
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. chopped nuts

Cook dates, water, sugar and vanilla until thick; cool. Mix remaining ingredients in bottom of an 8 X 8 pan. Add a layer of date filling. Top with remaining oat mixture and pat down. Bake in 325 oven for 45 minutes. Cut into bars.

One of my Grandmother "Elizabeth Lemoi Delair's" (1855-1951) recipes.