Golden fruit and nut bars Recipe

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Golden fruit and nut bars

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Ingredients:

3/4	cup	Dates, pitted
1/2	cup	Almonds, sliced, toasted if
		-you wish
1/4	cup	Dried apricots, finely
		-chopped
1	tsp	Orange rind, grated
1/4	cup	Butter
1/3	cup	Corn syrup
1/3	cup	Brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2	tsp	Vanilla
6	cup	Cornflakes cereal

Procedures:

1	"you can add sesame and sunflower seeds and coconut to these (to imitate nature classics from confectionately yours).
2	I found refrigerating them made them easier to cut." anne"s note: the one"s i"ve tried had dried apricots, sunflower seeds and coconut in them (like an upscale rice krispie).
3	Combine dates, almonds, apricots and orange rind, set aside.
4	In large, heavy saucepan over low heat, melt butter.
5	Stir in corn syrup and sugar.
6	Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a full boil.
7	Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
8	Add cereal and fruit-nut mixture, stirring till evenly coated.
9	Press mixture firmly into greased 9 inch square pan.
10	When partially cool, cut into bars.
11	Cool completely.
12	Makes 16 to 24 bars (butter can be melted by microwaving at high 30-60 seconds, stir in syrup and sugar, microwave at high for 2 to 3 minutes or till sugar is dissolved, stirring 3 times.
13	Continue as above).