Recipe: Nuts and Bolts (2) for dear Barb/Ontario

Nuts and Bolts

1 box Shreddies
1 box Cheerios
1 lb. mixed nuts
1 package pretzels
1 cup peanut oil or Crisco oil
1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon garlic salt

Combine cereals, nuts, and pretzels together in a large roasting pan. Mix oil and seasonings together. Pour over the cereal mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 200 degrees F. for 2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes. Cool and pack in containers to store. Can be frozen.

TV Mix-Nuts and Bolts Style

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3/4 salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
2 3/4 cups Cheerios cereal
2 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 1/2 cups pretzel sticks
3/4 cup salted peanuts

Preheat oven to 250*F (120*C).
Mix the melted butter with the seasonings.
Mix the cereals, pretzels, and nuts in a large bowl.

Pour seasoned butter over mixture and toss lightly to coat. Spread the cereal mixture in a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Bake for 2 hours, stirring gently every now and then. Makes 7 cups.