RHUBARB BARS

     TOPPING                    BASE
     3 cups rhubarb             1-½ cups oatmeal
     1-½ cups sugar             1-½ cups flour
     2 tbsp cornstarch          1 cup brown sugar
     ¼ cup water                ½ tsp soda
     1 tsp vanilla              1 cup butter
                                ½ cup nuts

Mix cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir into the remaining topping ingredients and cook until thick.

Mix the oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, and soda, then cut in the butter until crumbly. Pack ⅔ of this into a 9x13 pan. Cover with the rhubarb mix and sprinkle the remaining oatmeal mix on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350°. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Adapted from “Around the House” (1966). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!