Monday, August 28, 2017

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.

12 comments:

  1. Val--I am going to pretend this post did not happen. I need a few tubs of salty goodness like I need a few more pounds on my frame.

    Oh wait. If I make and then eat the Chex Mix, I'll gain more than a few pounds...

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    1. You know you'll save this link. I purposefully did not title it with the Ch-x M-x words, so it will be hard to find. I don't want to be an enabler.

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  2. Thanks for the recipe, even though I'm not tempted.

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    1. Oh, dear. As I tell Hick: "Everything is not always about you!" Perhaps this recipe is for Mrs. C, who has an educated palate and appreciates the Ch-x M-x that is not out of a bag.

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  3. Ok pass the Chex Mix Val, I like that cutting block too.

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    1. I am hoarding it all for myself. And maybe one spare container for Hick.

      The cutting block has character. It's my favorite cast-off piece that Hick has brought home, a large gray metal office desk being a close second.

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  4. Have you ever tried freezing it after baking?

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    1. WHAT? That would slow down the eating process! We put it in plastic Christmas tubs from Walmart. It lasts for four or five weeks before the flavor starts to fade. Always stays crunchy.

      I put some of it aside for bribes, in case I can persuade my favorite gambling aunt to make a casino run.

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  5. Thank you. I isn't something I will ever make or eat, but I was curious about the ingredients. My go-to snack is usually chocolate or plain sweet biscuits, or fruit. My two younger kids would love this, but they're not getting the recipe, I can just imagine the mess they'll make in their kitchen, which I go to clean twice a week.

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    1. It goes great with Diet Coke! The first efforts at making it ARE kind of messy. After that, it's just time-consuming. It takes about a half hour to put it together. The two hours of stirring it go by pretty fast, because I'm either just getting it out of the oven, or just putting it back in.

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  6. Bugles? I have never used them, but why not? I have added cheerios before .... just to get rid of some cheerios I had. When My 22 year grandson was a little guy, not quite 3, he did a commercial for Bugles. It aired in Europe and I never got to see it. He was great at following direction and they had a Crayola gig lined up for him, but they wanted to put a brown rinse in his hair and his dad would not hear of it. The dad was/is an idiot. Just think of the money that could have put him through college. Instead, his step-dad supported him and will gladly send him to school if he ever decides what he wants to do with his life. He lived his senior year of high school with his dad and we were all surprised that he graduated under the lack of guidance from the dad. I can sum it up better by saying that the dad had the nerve to call the step-dad and ask for child support!!

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    1. Wow! Commercial residuals would have been a good college nest egg. Better than the rocks behind our house that Hick wants to save for a retirement nest egg.

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