Always have been a fan of the Chex Mix. My mom would make it herself so we had something for an after school snack or on the weekends when we had friends over to play games and watch horror movies.

This is her recipe, straight from the box of Chex Rice cereal when I was a kid:

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 Tbsp. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp. table salt
• 1/8 tsp. garlic salt (not garlic powder)
• 2 cups Wheat Chex square cereal
• 2 cups Rice Chex square cereal
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup small pretzel sticks

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Melt butter in a large frying pan.
Stir in Worcestershire sauce, salt, and garlic salt.
Add Wheat Chex, Rice Chex, peanuts and pretzels.
Mix until all pieces are coated with the butter mixture.
Place on a shallow baking pan with sides.
Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

This is great warm or cold. Put it in a baggie and it stays good for up to a week.

Did you know that the Chex people have been making different flavors and variations to sell as snack foods? They are up to 15 varieties, sorted into groupings:

• Salty
• Chocolate
• Sweet n Salty
• Fruit n Nut
• 100 Calorie

My favorite is still the Traditional, but I do like the Bold Party Blend and the Honey Nut.