Snack Recipes

American Blessings Mix

2 cups Bugles brand corn snacks
2 cups small pretzels
1 cup candy corn
1 cup dried fruit bits or raisins
1 cup peanuts or sunflower seeds
1 cup M&Ms chocolate candy
16 Hershey's chocolate kisses

In a large bowl, gently mix all ingredients except Hershey's Kisses. Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup Blessing Mix in small cellophane treat bags. Add one Hershey's Kiss to each bag. Close bag with chenille stem or twist-tie.

Bugles - Shaped like a cornucopia or Horn of Plenty, a symbol of our Nation's abundance.

Pretzels - Arms folded in prayer, a freedom sought by the founders of our country.

Candy Corn - Sacrifices of the Pilgrim's first winter. Food was so scarce that the settlers survived on just a few kernels of corn per day.

Nut or Seeds 0 Promise of a future harvest, one will reap only if seeds are planted and tended to with diligence.

Dried Fruits - Harvest gifts of our bountiful land.

M&Ms - Memories of those who came before us to guide us to a blessed future.

Hershey's Kiss - The love of family and friends that sweetens our lives.