Time is running tight! I must get the annual Christmas Chex Mix ready for gifting! It's a big production. One batch takes 2.5 hours to complete. I need FOUR batches! I have 24 containers to fill.
The Pony agreed to be my hands and knees, to help with the Chex Mix this year. Last year we did a batch together. Somewhat of an apprentice situation. It's not a complicated process, once you grasp the layering and amounts of the ingredients. It's a tedious process. Chex Mix must be stirred every 15 minutes, for two hours. My knees do not like that part. With The Pony to trot to the stove, and pull out and return the three pans, I have it easy.
This might be the first stirring. I can tell that the Worcestershire Sauce has already been added, and some Corn Chex and pecans have worked their way to the top. If I had just combined the mixture, the top would be a layer of Rice Chex.
There's the first container. Pay no mind to the Pony toes. Mmm. I can practially smell it! The Chex Mix, not the toes!
This is the end of the second batch. I can tell by the color of the container. Notice my dipping tool? It's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle bowl. I'm not sure where we got it. That was back when HOS (Hick's Oldest Son) and The (little future) Veteran were kids. I don't think the bowls came in a cereal box. They're pretty sturdy. Of course they were used to eat cereal. We only have two. The purple mask (my favorite) and the orange mask. I used to know their names. Anyhoo... this is my traditional Chex Mix dipper. The Pony even asked where it was, while gathering my materials.
We had a good day. Got started about 12:30, and were done by 6:00. Of course, there was a delay midway, because I had to wash and dry my three pans before building the second batch. The Pony was given two (smaller) containers to take home. We all had a tiny sample. Even Hick!
Chex Mix really makes our hillbilly mansion smell like Christmas.
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