Ingredients
1 cup shortening
½ tsp salt
3 cup oats, uncooked
2 ½ cup flour
½ cup brown sugar
16 oz dates, chopped
1 cup boiling water
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together shortening, salt, oats, flour and brown sugar in a large bowl
Save 1/3 of the mixture for the topping and press remaining mixture into bottom of lightly greased 9 x 13 pan.
Cook dates and water until thick (if too thick, add a little more water). Cool.
Spread on top of crust. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 reserved oat mixture on top.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes (they are more chewy at 30 minutes).
