Cool gift for lots of people!?
For all my relatives, i tend to make a 'mass christmas gift', giving everyone the same thing, with a little extra something for closer relatives like my grandparents. Last year i made hot chocolate mix, and my mom made stamped napkins, and they were a huge hit. this year i have no ideas. well actually they're all just failures... i was thinking a cookie mix in a pretty jar, but that costs to much to make and ship... i also had the great idea of making washcloths or hand towels with little snowmen or wreaths on them, but then i remembered, my sewing machine died two years ago after i made about 300 too many juicebox wallets...
I need something fairly inexpensive to make.
also something easy to make
and something easy to ship (not uber fragile)
i want to do something myself, not shop for gifts
edible things tend to be a hit!
Go to Big Lots or some other mass merchandiser and get some tins and fill them with White Trash. It's delicious, it's easy to make, and it's rather habit forming (that wonderful salty-sweet combination). I found this recipe by doing a Google:
White Trash
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal 3 cups Rice Chex 3 cups Corn Chex 16 ounces M&Ms plain chocolate candies 2 1/2 cups salted mixed nuts 2 cups small pretzels 2 (11 ounce) packages white chocolate chips Directions:
Dump the cereals, M&Ms, nuts & pretzels in a large bowl.
Melt the white chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler. Melt very slowly, stirring occasionally, being careful not to burn the chocolate.
Dump melted chocolate over the rest of the ingredients and fold over and over until you have well-coated hunks and chunks.
Spread the whole mess out on parchment paper and set in a cool place until it sets up, then break it into pieces.
Store in zip-top bags or air-tight containers.
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