The night before Christmas Eve

Tis the night before, the night before and all through the house......

The Nuts 'n Bolts are made (here is my mom's recipe):

1 Box Shreddies/Crispix                                         Dressing:

1 Box Cheerios                                                       1 C Mazola Oil (I like to use reg. Olive Oil)

1 Box Cheese Nibs                                                 ½ lb. butter         

1 pkg. pretzels                                                        1 Tbsp. each - garlic salt, onion salt, celery salt

1 pkg. Bugles (if you can find them)                      I like to add 1 Tbsp. each – lemon juice                         4 lbs. salted nuts                                                     Worcestershire sauce – Mom didn’t use this.

Method:  Heat dressing and pour over cereal mixture.  Stir and bake at 200 for 2 hours stirring every 15 minutes.  Mom always made a big batch of this for Christmas!  It makes the whole house smell wonderful while it was baking.

*I like to make this using “organic” cereals which makes it much crunchier.

Here is a sweet and salty version of Nuts 'n Bolts that is also delicious and a change from the savoury version!

6 Cups mixed nuts

6 Cups Cheerios

4 Cups Pretzel twists

4 Cups Chinese Noodles

4 Cups Cheese Bits

6 Cups Bran Squares

6 Cups Honey Comb

Dressing:

2 Cups Melted Butter

2 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce

1 Tbsp. Celery Salt

1 Tbsp. Garlic Salt

1-2 Tbsp. Chili Powder

Bake at 250F for about 2 hours – stirring every 15 minutes.

The Hoosier Cabinet is decorated, the Turkey is defrosting, the tree is lit, and the mantel lights are glowing!  And best of all - my Alberta gal has landed and we will all be together on Christmas Day.  How are your preparations coming?