Recipes for brunch or just to munch
If you're still searching for the perfect munchies for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day and a tasty brunch item for the long New Year's weekend, Hoosier Joyce Musser recommends her from-scratch recipe for a cereal-nut snack mix, requested by L.D. of Chicago, and the California Raisin Marketing Board recommends its recipes for Maple Raisin- Walnut Sticky Buns and Rum Raisin Bread Pudding.
For Musser's Scramble recipe: In a sauce pan, melt ½ pound butter. Add 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons seasoning salt, 2 teaspoons celery salt, 1 teaspoon onion salt and 1 teaspoon garlic salt; stir and set aside.
In a large roaster, gently combine 2 bags thin pretzels, 1 box Rice Chex, 1 box Wheat Chex and 1 box Cheerios. Pour butter mixture over pretzels and cereals. Bake, uncovered, at 225 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Add 2 (7½-ounce) jars of mixed dry roasted nuts. Bake 1 hour longer, stirring every 15 minutes.
To duplicate the Durango Snacks Barbara Sciaky of Orland Park makes for her grandchildren: In a large pot, melt 1 pound margarine, 1 pound butter and ½ cup bacon fat on very low heat. Add 2 teaspoons Lawry's salt, 2 teaspoons celery salt, 1 teaspoon garlic salt, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce and 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce; stir.
In a large roaster, combine 2 boxes Cheerios, 1 box Kix, 2 boxes Rice Chex and 1 box Wheat or Corn Chex. Ladle butter mixture over cereals; add 2 pounds salted peanuts on top. Bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours (or until liquids are absorbed), very gently stirring every 30 minutes and alternating positions (up, down; left, right) of roaster. Store in tightly covered container (will last up to 3 weeks).
To all: Happy New Year!
I would appreciate a recipe for homemade chicken and noodle soup though I would prefer to use store-bought noodles rather than make my own.
G.B.S., Aurora
Could you print a recipe for chicken stew?
A.N., Schaumburg
Does someone have a recipe for potato gnocchi?
C.E., Chicago
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