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

–DATE FILLING–
2 c Chopped pitted dates
1 c Water
2 tb Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 400F. 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.