Keet's Texas Trash

Mom (and everyone but me in our family) was born in Oklahoma. Why she decided to call this her Texas trash is a mystery. I never even thought to ask, because we lived so long in Texas. I suppose this is our adopted state.

Each Thanksgiving and Christmas, she would make this and make a gallon bag for each of us to take back to college, etc. It didn't last long enough to get stale. I will warn you: It will become a compulsive addiction.

Keet's Texas Trash
1 bottle of Tabasco
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup Soy sauce
1 pound butter
1 Tbsp. celery salt
1 Tbsp. onion salt
1 Tbsp. garlic salt
1 Tbsp. salt

Melt the butter and stir in the rest of the ingredients until mostly dissolved. Some of the salts are heavy enough that they will settle to the bottom. Just remember to stir.

While the butter sauce is melting, add these to a very large roasting pan. You'll need enough room in the pan to be able to stir and fold the ingredients into the butter sauce.

1/2 box of each: Wheat, rice, corn Chex cereal.
1 box Melba toast (any flavor)
1 box Cheez-its.
1 can mixed nuts
1/2 bag pretzels

Stir the ingredients in the pan, then slowly drizzle the butter mix over all, then stir together to distribute the butter.

Bake at 250 degrees F for 2 hours, stirring every 15-20 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the mix cool in the oven, or on the counter.

You can substitute amounts of everything in this recipe, but watch the salt content. If you're not sure on amounts of dry ingredients (Mom didn't specify how big a box of the Chex cereals), start with 1/4 and add more as you mix it together. It's a forgiving recipe. Do not use margarine or oils that are liquid at room temperature. You really need the butter.

Enjoy! (Freezes well if you have the self-discipline to not eat it all at once.)