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Ingredients
- 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 brand chocolate candy
- 16 brand chocolate kisses
Preparation
Step 1
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.
Print 4 copies of the printable gift tag page, or hand-write tags with your choice of wording. Cut out tags, and attach one to each bag.
Makes 16 Blessing Mix gift bags.
NOTES : Blessings MixBugles: Shaped like a cornucopia or Horn of Planty a synbol of our nations abundance.
Pretzels: Arms folded in prayer, a freedom saught by those who foundedour country.
Candy Corn: The sacrifice of the Pilgrims first winter. Food was so scarce that settlers surnined on just a few kernels of corn a day.
Nuts or Seeds: Promise of a future harvest, one we will reap only if seeeds are planted and tended with diligence.
Dried Fruits: Harvest Gifts from our bountiful land.
M&M's: Memories of those who came before us to lead us into a blessed future.
Hershey's Kiss: The love of family and friends that sweetens our lives.