Recipe #69: Date Squares

2 cups chopped pitted dates
1/4 cup white sugar
1 cup boiling water

Cook in sauce pan over medium heat stirring often until dates are soft, about 15 minutes, then let cool.

1 1/4 cup all purpose flower
1 1/4 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup crushed bran flakes
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup (3/8 of a pound) butter

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and blend in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.

Put half this mixture into a 9" baking pan and tamp it down.

Pour date mixture over this and sprinkle the remaining mixture over the top, tamping down lightly.

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees until it turns light brown, about 30 minutes.