Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4               cups  all purpose white flour or
  2               cups  white and 2 cups whole wheat flour
  2               cups  solid shortening -- preferable butte
                        -- flavor crisco
  1                cup  granulated sugar
  1                cup  brown sugar -- firmly packed
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix with pastry blender until crumbly and well blended. Store in container with tight-fitting lid. Makes 9 cups Fruit Bar Mix, sufficient for 2 batches of any of the fruit bar recipes. Variation: If you prefer Fruit bars with a rolled oats crumb base, add 1 cup of uncooked, old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats when preparing any of the recipes.

Nutritional Information:

1319 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 341g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2383mg Sodium