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Snack Mixes– Mexi Crackers

Mexi Crackers

1 box cheese crackers

1/2 cup butter melted

1 package taco seasoning mix

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp seasoned salt

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place crackers in a large baking pan. In a measuring cup combine butter, seasonings and Worcestershire and salt. Pour over crackers. Stir until crackers are evenly coated. Bake 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in airtight container.

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Snack Mixes– Savory Pretzels

Savory Pretzels

6 cups pretzels–any shape

1/2 cup butter melted

1 pkg. Ranch Dip mix

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. seasoned salt.

Heat oven to 250 degrees. Place pretzels in a shallow baking pan. In a small bow., combine butter, dip mix, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Pour butter mixture over pretzels. Stir well. Bake 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

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Snack Mixes– Italian Cracker Snacks

Italian Cracker Snacks

1 box Cheese Nips- Parmesan flavor

1/4 cup butter- melted

1 package Zesty Italian salad dressing mix

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp. seasoned salt

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place cracker in a shallow baking pan. Combine all other ingredients and pour over crackers. Stir well until the crackers are well coated. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Pour onto waxed paper to cool. Store in an air tight container.

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Winter Wassail

What a beautiful reason to stay snuggled in with the baby birds and a big mug of wassail.

Hmmmm…Such a good idea..

Winter Wassail

Into a slow cooker or stock pot add:

1 quart apple juice
1 quart apple cider

Wash and cut 8 oranges and 3-4 lemons into thin slices. Add them to the juice.
Add 6 cinnamon sticks and stir gently. Tie the following spices into a square of muslin and drop it into the juice mix.

8 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon mace

Simmer at least 30 minutes–or all day–on low. You’ll love the smell as much as the taste.

Winter Wassail
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 quart apple juice
  • 1 quart apple cider
  • 8 oranges
  • 3-4 lemons
  • 6 cinnamon sticks
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 6 whole allspice berries
  • ¼ teaspoon mace
Instructions
  1. Into a slow cooker or stock pot add the two juices together
  2. Wash and cut the oranges and lemons into thin slices.
  3. Add them to the juice.
  4. Add cinnamon sticks and stir gently. Tie the spices into a square of muslin and drop it into the juice mix.
  5. Simmer at least 30 minutes--or all day--on low.

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Dad’s Instant Wassail Mix

We use to make this every winter and store it in a huge canister–so we could have wonderful wassail any time the mood struck. It also makes a lovely gift. Just seal it into a jar or storage container, tie a scoop, the instructions and a couple of cinnamon sticks around it and there you are.

Mix the following ingredients together and store in airtight container

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups presweetened lemonade crystals

1/2 cup Tang

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Stir 1 tablespoon of this mixture with 1 cup hot water.

Makes about 2-1/2 cups mix.

Dad's Instant Wassail Mix
 
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: 2-1/2 Cups Mix
Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 cups presweetened Lemonade Crystals
  • ½ cup Tang powder
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
Instructions
  1. Stir 1 Tablespoon of this mixture with 1 cup hot water.