Date Squares

2 cups rolled oats
2 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sour milk
Servings: 8
Mix the 1st five ingredients together thoroughly. Dissolve soda in the sour milk, add to other ingredients and mix well. Put half mixture in pan and cover with date filling. Put rest of mixture on top and press down. Bake in 350 oven for 25 min.