Sweet Nuts and Bolts

A sweet-savory cereal snack mix. This is from "A Hundred Years of Island Cooking", and old cookbook from the Hawaiian Electric Company.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 11 quarts

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package  Rice Chex
• 1 (12 ounce) package  Corn Chex
• 1 (10 ounce) package  crunchy sweetened corn and oat cereal
• 1 (12 ounce) can peanuts
• 1 (12 ounce) can  mixed nuts
• 1 (9 ounce) package  thin  pretzel sticks
• 1  lb butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions

1. In two large baking pans, combine cereals, nuts and pretzels.
2. In a small saucepan, melt butter with remaining ingredients; heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cereal mixture and mix lightly.
3. Bake, uncovered, at 250°F for 1 hour, stirring thoroughly every 15 minutes.
4. Cool and store in an air-tight container.