by jphilo | Nov 5, 2014 | Recipes
November means it’s time to repost Mom’s fabulous Chex Mix recipe, in case you need time to gather all the ingredients for the holidays. The original recipe comes from Zoe Hemmingson, one of Mom’s fellow teachers at Franklin School in Le Mars, Iowa.
It’s been a family favorite at Thanksgiving and Christmas since the late 1960s Mom used to make a batch in November and another in December. She’s abandoned the shopping and cooking duties, though she still pays for the ingredients, but sends one her kids to shop. These days she enjoys watching her children or grandchildren do the measuring, mixing, and cooking…and performing her quality control, taste-testing duties. Rock on, Mom!
Franklin Teachers’ Chex Mix
Mix together in a large bowl:
1 box Crispex (17 ounce)
5 cups Cheerios
4 – 5 cups pretzels and mixed nuts (proportion as you like)
Mix together in a small bowl:
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1/2 cup melted bacon grease*
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Divide mixed, dry ingredients amongst three or four large cake pans. Pour wet ingredients over cereal mix and stir well. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours. Stir and turn off the oven. Leave mix in oven until the oven cools. Cool Chex Mix. Store in airtight containers.
*This secret ingredient is essential for the mix’s unique taste.
by jphilo | Nov 6, 2013 | Recipes
Today’s recipe comes compliments of my mom and one of the teachers she worked with for 3 decades at Franklin Elementary School in Le Mars, Iowa. In the past, I’ve posted it the day before Thanksgiving. But this year, it’s up three weeks early so you have time to purchase the ingredients and whip up a batch to serve it at your Thanksgiving feast.
Of course, the title is a misnomer since there’s no Chex cereal in it. The original recipe came from Zoe Hemmingson, one of Mom’s co-teachers and fourth grade teacher to me and my sis. She was one of the best teachers ever, so it makes me happy every year to make the mix and think of a very remarkable year in her classroom. May your Thanksgiving be filled with equally wonderful memories…and equally wonderful Franklin Chex Mix.
Franklin Teachers’ Chex Mix
Mix together in a large bowl:
1 box Crispex (17 ounce)
5 cups Cheerios
4 – 5 cups pretzels and mixed nuts (proportion as you like)
Mix together in a small bowl:
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1/2 cup melted bacon grease*
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Divide mixed, dry ingredients amongst three or four large cake pans. Pour wet ingredients over cereal mix and stir well. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours. Stir and turn off the oven. Leave mix in oven until the oven cools. Cool Chex Mix. Store in airtight containers.
*These secret ingredient is essential for the mix’s unique taste.
by jphilo | Nov 14, 2012 | Recipes
The time for Thanksgiving baking is here. So is the recipe for Mom’s fabulous Chex Mix. Last year, the recipe didn’t post until the day before Thanksgiving. This year, it’s up in plenty of time for you to add the ingredients to your shopping list…and to fry up bacon so you can collect the secret ingredient, bacon grease.
Remember, the recipe title is a misnomer since it uses Crispex instead of Chex cereal. The original recipe came from one of Mom’s co-workers at Franklin School, Zoe Hemmingson. Mrs. Hemmingson was also my fourth grade teacher and my sister’s, an unforgettable woman and one of the best teachers ever.
Franklin Teachers’ Chex Mix
Mix together in a large bowl:
1 box Crispex (17 ounce)
5 cups Cheerios
4 – 5 cups pretzels and mixed nuts (proportion as you like)
Mix together in a small bowl:
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1/2 cup melted bacon grease
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Divide mixed, dry ingredients amongst three or four large cake pans. Pour wet ingredients over cereal mix and stir well. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours. Stir and turn off the oven. Leave mix in oven until the oven cools. Cool Chex Mix. Store in airtight containers.
