Glenda's Garbage Bag Mix

This is an easy chex mix recipe that you don't bake.  The original recipe is from a local church cookbook and belongs to Glenda Koehn who also bakes the best cakes I've ever had.  It's expensive to make but is great to take to a night of cards with friends or to include in Christmas cookie baskets like I did this year.  From what I heard it was a big hit!

Ingredients

• 1 package oyster crackers
• 1 bag pretzels
• 1 box Crispix
• 1 bag Bugles
• 1 box Air Ritz crackers
• 1 box Corn Chex
• 1 box Honey Wheatables
• 2 cans mixed nuts
• 1 can cashews
• 1 Tbsp garlic salt
• 1 Tbsp dry dill weed
• 1 bottle Orville Redenbacher butter flavor popcorn topping
• 2 packages dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
• 3 unscented garbage bags

Directions

1.  Triple layer garbage bags together
2. Put all crackers, nuts and cereals into inner garbage bag
3. Shake and mix together until well combined
4. In a bowl mix together dill, garlic salt, ranch packets and popcorn topping oil
5. Pour spice and oil mixture over dry ingredients in bag and mix until all dry ingredients are well coated.
6. Set mix aside for 2 days, mixing twice daily
7. Bag into gallon size bags (makes about 4 gallons)

Serve and Enjoy!

Substitutions
As long as you have the same amount of dry ingredients listed above you can use any of these substitutions or any others that you think of to make the mixture just the way you like it.

•  Rice Chex
• Cheese Nips / Cheese Its
• Switch from the mixed nuts to only your favorites (Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds, Peanuts, Cashews)
• Original Wheatables
• Add a little sweetness (M&Ms, Craisins, Bite size or mini candy bars, Banana Chips)
• Honey Nut Chex
• Cheerios
• Honey Nut Cheerios
• Garlic Chips
• Rye Chips
• Wheat Chex
• Cheetos (Puff or Crunchy)
• Fritos
• Goldfish
• Combos
• Golden Grahams
• Potato Skins