aunt marie’s junk

This recipe has been hanging around my blog’s draft folder for months …

… seriously, since January …

… and the original introduction was all about the holidays.  Like how this recipe single-handedly accounted for a solid 5 out of the 10 pounds I gained over the winter holidays.

And about how I was thinking it might have something to do with those four — count ‘em four – sticks of butter called for …

And then I talked about how my original plan, back at Christmas time, was to make this recipe and bring it to the holiday dinner.  As a little pre-dinner snack, if you will.

And then I fessed up that I burnt it. Yes, you read that right.  This must be the easiest recipe in the world and I burnt it …

I blamed my impatience and the fact that many of the numbers on our stove are rubbed off.  So I was forced to guess on the temperature …

And then I told you how I made it again after the holidays.  And I explained how this time it was only for our family.  And this recipe yields a lot …

Back in the here and now, I thought since I’m currently …

… trying to work off those 10 pounds gained over the winter – 5 of which I attribute to this high-fat highly addicting snack – it might be time to dust off this post and share it with you.

And no.  Really. I’m not putting it out there so you’ll all gain 5 pounds and, in turn, make my 10  not look quite so voluminous.

All righty then, time to fire up the oven and gather your ingredients. You’ll see that I used Crispix in place of the rice and corn Chex called for …

The Chex was sold out at our local grocer.  Plus the Crispix told me that it’s rice on one side and corn on the other.  Bingo.  That works for me.

I preheated the oven to 250 degrees (I think.  Remember those numbers are rubbed off) and proceeded to melt those four sticks of butter …

… and while that butter melted, I dumped the Chex, pretzels and nuts into a disposable roasting pan.  I’m not a fan of washing roasting pans …

… and I mixed all together gently.

Then I sprinkled on the spices … 4 tsp. of celery salt … 2 tsp. of garlic salt … 4 tsp. of seasoned salt.  And added the 1 TBS. of Worchester.  And mixed again … gently.

Now it’s time to pour over the melted butter and, you guessed it, mix some more … gently.

I put it in the oven at 250 degrees for two hours.  This time around, I kept a careful watch and was sure to take it out and turn it over – gently — every 20 minutes or so …

Here’s where a friend would say be careful.  It’s addicting.  And I have the 5 pounds to prove it …

… but my evil 10-pound-overweight twin says go ahead.  Dig in.  Enjoy …

… and afterwards can I sidle up next to you for a photo shoot …

P.S. This post is a tribute to my Aunt Marie who recently passed away.  She live a long and full life filled with amazing brothers, sisters, children and grandchildren.  Oh, and loving nieces (like me!) and nephews.

P.P.S. I trace my “crafty gene” to my Aunt Marie …

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