Julie’s Extra Special Holiday Chex Mix

INGREDIENTS

• Seasoning mix

• 1lb bacon, slices (approx, up to 1/2 cup drippings) or ¹⁄₃ cupbacon drippings (approx, up to 1/2 cup drippings)
• ¹⁄₂cup butter
• 2tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1teaspoon garlic powder
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon onion powder
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon celery salt
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon ground sage
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoned Salt, to taste
• 4dashes Tabasco sauce, to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Fry up the bacon until it’s nice and crisp. Note: for those who’ve asked, 1 pound of bacon (in my experience) will yield between 1/3 to 1/2 cup of drippings. It depends on the bacon you use.
2. Then place the cooked bacon in a container and reserve it for another use- it’s the leftover drippings you’re after!
3. Pre-heat the oven to 250 degrees F.
4. Melt the butter and bacon drippings together in a saucepan, then stir in the seasonings to make a nice, buttery mix.
5. In a very large bowl, combine the mix ingredients.
6. Gradually stir in the buttery seasoning mix until the dry mix is evenly coated.
7. Spread on cookie sheets and bake for 1 hour, turning every 15 minutes.
8. Spread on paper towels to cool.
9. Store in airtight container.
10. Makes about 14 cups Chex mix snack.