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[at-l] RECIPE for BACKPACKER BARS

Someone was asking about a recipe for backpacker food bars. Here is a recipe I
found.

Wildbill

                             BACKPACKER BARS

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           butter
   1 1/2  cups          brown sugar
   1      cup           quick cooking oats
   1      cup           whole wheat flour
   1      cup           white flour
     1/2  cup           wheat germ
   4      teaspoons     grated orange peel
   4                    eggs --  lightly beaten
   2      cups          whole almonds
   1      cup           chocolate chips
     1/2  cup           chopped dates
     1/2  cup           chopped dried apricots
     1/2  cup           shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter with 1 cup brown sugar. Stir in oats,
wheat flour, white flour, wheat germ, and orange peel. Press mixture into
bottom of an ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan. 
Combine eggs, almonds, chocolate chips, dates, apricots, coconut and
remaining 1/2 cup. brown sugar. Mix gently, but thoroughly. Pour over butter
mixture. Spread evenly.
Bake 30-35 minutes
and cool before cutting into bars.

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