Earl Cooks 2 Dishes and a Snack for a Christmas Feast at Daughter #2's House - The Snack

This time of year is about holiday traditions. It is also the first Christmas since our mom's passing. My daughter #2 wanted to celebrate our mom's life this Christmas and I thought that was great!

One of those traditions from my youth was Mom making the original Chex "party mix" for a toy party she was hosting at our house in the late 60s, much like the Discovery Toys or Tupperware parties. They had the coolest toys to demonstrate, and as a young boy, I hoped one of them would be mine. It never happened, but what I do remember was watching Mom make the mix. The recipe was from the back of the 1966 Chex box. Every other “original” recipe I've found is not how it was then and not how she made it. A version is still on the boxes today, but I have always loved the original. 

The ad (pictured here) is a bit small so I will list the ingredients & Instructions here with the modification I make to enhance the flavor to match my memories, and I think it makes it closer to what mom made.
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The Original "Original Chex® Party Mix"

by Chex, Mom, and Me December-27-1966

Memories of my mom making this and then making it better will always be fond ones. I hope the version you make brings nice memories to you and yours.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Corn Chex cereal
• 2 cups Rice Chex cereal
• 2 cups Wheat Chex cereal
• 6 tablespoons Butter
• 4 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• ¾ cup Salted Mixed Muts

Instructions

• Preheat oven to a very low temperature (250 degrees F)
• Melt butter in sauce pan over low heat
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce and seasoned salt
• Add Chex and nuts to a large bowl
• Pour seasoned butter mixture over Chex and nut mix
• Stir until all pieces are well coated
• Pour into baking pan or rimmed baking sheet deep enough to hold the mixtureHeat in oven 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes Spread out on absorbent paper towel to cool

Details

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour Yield: 6 3/4 Cups




Below are the changes I made to make it more like mom's

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The Original "Original Chex® Party Mix"

by Chex Mom and Me December-27-1966

Memories of my mom making this and then making it better will always be fond ones. I hope the version you make brings nice memories to you and yours.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Corn Chex cereal
• 2 cups Rice Chex cereal
• 2 Cups Wheat Chex cereal
• 9 tablespoons Butter
• 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1½ teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• 1¼  cup Salted, mixed nuts

Instructions

• Preheat oven to a very low temperature (250 degrees F)
• Melt butter in sauce pan over low heat
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce and seasoned salt
• Add Chex and nuts to a large bowlPour seasoned butter mixture over Chex and nut mix
• Stir until all pieces are well coated
• Pour into baking pan or rimmed baking sheet deep enough to hold the mixture
• Heat in oven 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes Spread out on absorbent paper towel to cool

Details

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour Yield: 7 1/4 Cups