TOPPING:

3/4 c. EACH oatmeal and flour
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. white sugar
3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1 c. chopped nuts (pecans)

FILLING:

5 1/4 lbs. plums, pitted and sliced
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. tapioca
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
Fresh minced ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13 glass baking pan.

For filling, toss the plums with sugar, tapioca, lemon rind and ginger and cinnamon. Let stand while you make topping.

Combine oats, flour and sugars in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender. Add pecans. Put plums in baking dish and sprinkle topping over. Bake until topping is golden - about 45-55 minutes. Cool before serving.