By Popular Demand

The Recipe

Bugles                                      1 bag

(if you like them, not in my original recipe)

Corn Chex                                 1 box

Rice Chex                                 1 box

Cheerios                                   1 box

Pretzels-stick                            1 bag

Pretzels-twist                            1 bag

Mixed Nuts                               small can

Cashews                                  small can

Pecans                                    half pound 

Vegetable Oil                            2 1/2 cups

Worcestershire Sauce                ?

Garlic Powder                            ?

Garlic Salt                                 ?

Pre-Heat Oven to 250

I use two 9 x 13 nonstick cake pans, and one larger roasting pan.

That's how much these ingredients will make.

Layer the ingredients in this order:

Cheerios

Twist Pretzels

(Bugles)

Cashews

Corn Chex

Mixed Nuts

Stick Pretzels

Pecans

Rice Chex

Drizzle on the vegetable oil. Just under 3/4 cup for each of the 9 x 13 pans,

            just under 1 cup for the roasting pan. ( I have cut it back to 1/2 cup

            for the 9 x 13s, and 3/4 cup for the roaster, with good results.)

It will look like too much oil, but this will be absorbed during baking

            if you are a good stirrer, and bring the bottom pieces up to the top.

I don't measure the 3 ingredients below. Good luck!

Shake on some Worcestershire Sauce

(about 2 tablespoons in each pan) 

Sprinkle with garlic powder.

(about 1/2 a tablespoon in each pan)

Sprinkle with garlic salt.

(about 1/4 a tablespoon in each pan)

Stir the mixture gently before placing in the oven

BAKE AT 250 degrees for 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.

Take the pans out for stirring, and rotate them when returning to oven

You can't speed up the process, or use a different temperature.

Don't taste the pieces that fall out, because they won't get their full flavor

            until the last 15 minutes of cooking, and you might be tempted

            to add more of the ingredients, and ruin it.

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Let the record show that this cutting block, shown in all its rustic glory, came from the basement of Hick's old factory, which was a manufacturer of butcher products like knives and saw blades. It is solid wood on a metal base, and weighs a lot. They don't make 'em like they used to. You could say the same about Chex Mix.