Butterscotch Oaties

1 package (6 oz.) butterscotch bits

2 tablespoons boiling water

2 cups rolled oats -- uncooked

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup margarine

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup sifted flour

1 dash salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butterscotch bits and margarine; melt ove r boiling water. Remove from heat. Dissolve baking soda in 2 tablespoons boil ing water, add to the butterscotch mix. Gradually blend in remaining ingredien ts. Drop by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake a bout 10 minutes, cool on wire rack.

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