Jim Jams

Ingredients

2 oatmeal
250 gr flour
220 gr brown sugar
1/2 lard
110 gr butter
2 ml soda
120 ml buttermilk
1 filling
280 gr dates
1 water
100 gr sugar

Instructions

*or half tb lemon juice and fill up to half cup mark with milk. Mix all ingredients. Chill well. Roll thin, spread half with date filling. Cover with other half. Cut into small rectangles and bake on oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 190ÂșC about 10 min. OR cut circles about 8 cm across, put a bit of filling in the middle and fold over. OR cut small circles and put filling on one and cover with another. Strawberry jam makes a tasty filling. FILLING: Cook 1 pound of dates with small quantity of water and half cup sugar. (**Or use orange rind and orange juice and omit sugar.) Chill.