Date Squares, Aka Matrimony Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates
- 1 cup (scant) sugar
- 1 cup water
- lemon juice (to taste)
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
Boil together dates, sugar, water and lemon juice. Mix together butter, oats, flour, sugar and soda to form a crumb mixture. Put 3/4 of the crumb mixture in the bottom of an 11 by 7 inch pan. Spread the date mixture over, then the rest of the crumb mixture as topping. Pat down. Bake at 300 deg. F. for 45 minutes. Note: As an alternative, you can replace the date mixture with mincemeat, which we have found to be less sweet and has a better flavor.