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Party date bars

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Ingredients:
FILLING
2 cupPitted dates
1/2 cupSugar
1 Orange, grated peel
1/4 cupOrange juice
1/2 cupChopped nutmeats
CRUMB BASE
1 cupSifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tspSoda
1/2 tspSalt
1 cupQuaker Oats, uncooked
-- (quick or old-fashioned)
1 cupBrown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cupButter or margarine, melted
Procedures:
1For filling, combine dates, sugar, orange peel and orange juice in medium-sized saucepan.
2Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until thickened.
3Cool.
4Stir in nutmeats.
5For base, sift together flour, soda and salt.
6Add oats and sugar; mix well.
7Stir in butter; mix until crumbly.
8Firmly press 2/3 of mixture into greased 8-inch square baking pan.
9Spread filling evenly over crumb base.
10Top with remaining crumb mixture; pack lightly.
11Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F).
1230 to 35 minutes.
13Cool; cut in bars.