Julie'S Extra Special Holiday Chex Mix

• Seasoning mix
• 1 lb bacon, slices (approx, up to 1/2 cup drippings) or 1/3 cup bacon drippings (approx, up to 1/2 cup drippings)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/2 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt, to taste
• 4 dashes Tabasco sauce, to taste
• The Dry Mix
• 2 cups dry roasted peanuts
• 1 cup cashew pieces
• 2 cups pretzels (whatever shape you prefer, but small ones are easier to handle)
• 5 cups Corn Chex
• 3 cups Rice Chex
• 1 cup Wheat Chex
• 2 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal
• 1 cup cheese nips or 1 cup goldfish crackers

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.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/julies-extra-special-holiday-chex-mix-49543 (may not work)