MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Spicy Party Mix Categories: Grains, Nuts, Breads, Chilies Yield: 15 Cups 9 c Rice, corn or wheat Chex or - Crispix cereal; or a - combination 2 c Lightly salted nuts 2 c Small pretzels 3 c Add-ins, such as cheese - crackers, rice crackers, - bagel chips, sesame sticks - in any combination 1/2 c Unsalted butter 2 tb Worcestershire sauce 2 tb Hot sauce; more to taste 1 ts Garlic powder; more to - taste 1 ts Onion powder; more to taste 1/4 ts Sweet or smoked paprika 1 1/2 ts Fine sea salt 1/4 ts Black pepper; more to taste Arrange racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat to 250°F/120°C. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. Combine cereal, nuts, pretzels and add-ins in a very large bowl. In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave in 20-second increments, about 1 minute. (You can also do this in a small saucepan over low heat on the stovetop.) Add Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir until well mixed. Add half of the melted butter mixture to the cereal mixture. Gently and thoroughly fold to combine. Add the rest of the melted butter mixture and stir until evenly coated. Taste and adjust seasonings. Divide the mixture evenly across the prepared pans. Bake, stirring and switching racks every 15 minutes, until crisp and slightly darkened in color, about 1 hour. Cool completely on the pans on wire racks before serving (if you can wait that long). Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks. By: Margaux Laskey Yield: About 15 cups RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM