Date Squares

1-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup butter 1-1/2 cups oatmeal 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup brown sugar Date Filling 1/2 lb chopped dates 2 tbsp brown sugar 2 tbsp orange juice 1/2 cup cold water 1/2 orange grated rind 1 tsp lemon juice

320 30-35 minutes 13x9 greased pan Sift flour, baking soda and powder and salt. Rub in butter. Add sugar and oatmeal. MIx well. Spread in pan 1/2 crumbs. Cover with cooled date filling. Spread with remaining crumbs. Date Filling Mix all ingredients together except for the juices. Cook over moderate heat til thicka nd smooth. Add juices. Mix well and cool before spreading.

Stella Klapchuk, one of bushkas and grammas ukranian friends.