1 1/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar, packed
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 egg
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk

FROSTING:

6 tbsp. butter
1/3 c. light cream
2/3 c. brown sugar, packed
2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugars and flour in bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until texture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle nuts on bottom of 10 x 15 x 1 inch pan. Cover nuts with 2 cups of the crumb mixture. Pat lightly.

Combine well beaten egg, salt, nutmeg, soda and buttermilk. Stir into remaining crumb mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees about 40 minutes. Cool, frost, cut into squares.

Combine butter, cream and brown sugar in saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool about 15 minutes. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and thick enough to spread. Makes 35 bars.