Lemon Date Bars

Ingredients - 
		2 cups chopped, pitted dates
		juice of 1 lemon
		1/2 cup water
		1/2 cup butter softened
		3/4 cup brown sugar
		1.75 cups white flour
		1 tsp salt
		1/2 tsp baking soda
		1 cup rolled oats

Method	
	1.  Heat oven to 350F.  
	2.  In a saucepan combine dates, lemon juice and water.  Cook on low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Let cool.
	3.  Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl.  Stir in flour, salt and baking soda.  Add oats and mix well.  Dough should be crumbly but hold when squeezed.
	4.  Grease a 8 or 9-inch pan well and put 2/3 of dough in bottom.
	5.  Spread the date mixture over the dough.  Crumble and drop remaining 1/3 of dough on top.
	6.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Cool and then cut into 16 bars.