# Chex Party Mix **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180 "2007-02-07T03:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/41 "2007-02-08T12:08:10Z")
I hope this is close enough to on-topic not to be seen as a hijack. A couple of Thanksgivings ago, we had the idea not to go in for the big turkey/ham/stuffing/potatoes/cranberry sauce/sweet potatoes/green beans/etc. feast, but just to have a “picnic” instead, to save the hassle of cooking so we could spend more time just relaxing and gabbing. So it was sandwiches and chips and a few other snacky things, including a big bowl of Chex Mix (which also goes by the other names mentioned upthread like Nuts n’ Bolts, Party Mix, Doo Dads, etc.) As we were sitting down for the meal, my BIL saw the big Chex Mix bowl and exclaimed, “Ah. Vegetables.” That’s now the name for the mix around our houses. Don’t you love it? ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/42 "2007-02-09T02:18:58Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] As we were sitting down for the meal, my BIL saw the big Chex Mix bowl and exclaimed, “Ah. Vegetables.” That’s now the name for the mix around our houses. Don’t you love it? [/QUOTE] I love it! This is how I intend to get my “vegetables” from now on! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/43 "2007-02-09T12:39:58Z")
[QUOTE=kath94] I love it! This is how I intend to get my “vegetables” from now on! [/QUOTE] Right. Popcorn counts, too. And potato chips and corn chips and … ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/44 "2007-02-09T14:02:42Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] Is that the dark brown one? That’s the best one. I eat it for breakfast daily if it’s in the house. [/QUOTE] Oh my. Have you considered seeking help for this problem? 😉 I have noticed that a few people have mentioned putting Cheerios in the Chex Mix. That is wrong. So wrong. Please stop it. My mother-in-law has been ruining Chex Mix for years by putting Cheerios in it. My husband loves it and will sometimes buy himself a box of Cheerios and just bake that with butter and worcestershire. Blecch. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/45 "2007-02-09T14:10:42Z")
This is a total hijack, but here’s a snack idea that serious Mix-lovers might consider. > [@](#): > > Didn’t get enough bacon at breakfast, lunch and dinner? Popping corn in bacon fat is a sure-fire way to add rich flavor to the homey snack. > > Joanna Pruess, author of Seduced by Bacon, suggests substituting fat reserved from cooking bacon for the oil or butter in the basic directions for popping corn. Get the recipe here: [Client Challenge](http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/food/4525463.html) ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/46 "2007-02-09T14:28:57Z")
I’m afraid I have to weigh in with the anti-Cheeriosistas. Some people in this thread have talked about adding them, and I confess, I’ve thought, “Hmmmm. Maybe…” But then sanity sets in. It’s the Big Three for me (Corn, Rice, and Wheat) and nothing more. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/47 "2007-02-09T15:39:45Z")
[QUOTE=yellowval] I have noticed that a few people have mentioned putting Cheerios in the Chex Mix. That is wrong. So wrong. Please stop it. My mother-in-law has been ruining Chex Mix for years by putting Cheerios in it. My husband loves it and will sometimes buy himself a box of Cheerios and just bake that with butter and worcestershire. Blecch. [/QUOTE] How do we feel about [Kix](http://www.ers.usda.gov/amberwaves/june05/findings/images/findings_kidscereal.jpg) ? This was my grandmother’s addition, and I have to say it works quite well. Gives a different texture and crunch, but it’s still just a corn based cereal, so it doesn’t add any new funky flavors. Some of the Kix absorb a lot of the seasoning/butter mix, and actually shrink as a result, making them ultra concentrated bits of delight, while others don’t soak up any at all, making a barely slightly sweet nibble here and there, but not the overwhelming sweet of the crazy outlandish dried fruit additions. (I hate Cheerios in Chex Mix, just to make my party affiliation clear.) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/48 "2007-02-09T15:46:53Z")
My favorite has always been Wheat Corn & Rice Chex fried up in butter with lots of toasted sesame seeds. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/49 "2007-02-09T15:50:54Z")
Ooh…sesame seeds. I have a jar of those sitting in the pantry as I type. I have enough Chex for a batch sitting around as well. Better hit the store on the way home from work for some more butter and Worchestershire Sauce! ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/50 "2007-02-09T16:05:04Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] How do we feel about [Kix](http://www.ers.usda.gov/amberwaves/june05/findings/images/findings_kidscereal.jpg) ? [/QUOTE] But aren’t Kix sweet? They were when I was a kid. I don’t know if I can endorse that or not until I give it a try. I really need to make some Chex mix this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/51 "2007-02-09T16:11:53Z")
[QUOTE=yellowval] But aren’t Kix sweet? They were when I was a kid. I don’t know if I can endorse that or not until I give it a try. I really need to make some Chex mix this weekend. [/QUOTE] They’re sweet, but only barely sweet. They don’t rank anywhere near a Froot Loop or a Honeycomb. They’re among the “healthy” cereals mom would let you eat that grandma would give you 'cause it didn’t taste like gerbil food. Somewhere between original Rice Krispies and Original Life cereal on the sweet-o-meter. Probably about the same as the Chex themselves. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/52 "2007-02-09T16:29:54Z")
Great, now I’m not only craving Chex Mix, I’m craving Kix too. An hour and a half 'til lunch, and not a box of Kix in sight. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/53 "2007-02-09T17:01:08Z")
Not a hijack as such, but does anybody remember Kellogg’s Pep? Best I can recall it was their knockoff of Wheaties. The Kix talk brought it to mind. Not that Pep or Wheaties would even be considered for Chex Mix. Pepitas or lentils or pine nuts in with the standard nuts, anyone? Macadamias? Brazil nuts? Pistachios? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/54 "2007-02-09T18:19:31Z")
Another Nuts and Bolts kid here. I come to this thread in order to make a confession and ask for absolution. For a tailgate food cook-off here at work, I made something highly recommended by my sister (who makes the world’s best Nuts and Bolts and should certainly know better). Quarterback Scramble. Chex mix + Velveeta cheeze and chipped beef. It was an abomination. I am so very sorry. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/55 "2007-02-09T18:25:09Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Quarterback Scramble. Chex mix + Velveeta cheeze and chipped beef. [/QUOTE] . . . :eek: . . . **BURN HER! BURN THE WITCH!** ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/56 "2007-02-09T20:36:15Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Another Nuts and Bolts kid here. I come to this thread in order to make a confession and ask for absolution. For a tailgate food cook-off here at work, I made something highly recommended by my sister (who makes the world’s best Nuts and Bolts and should certainly know better). Quarterback Scramble. Chex mix + Velveeta cheeze and chipped beef. It was an abomination. I am so very sorry. [/QUOTE] I cannot even imagine what that would taste like. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/57 "2007-02-09T20:56:49Z")
[QUOTE=Rocketeer] I cannot even imagine what that would taste like. :dubious: [/QUOTE] Think how sick you would be if you could imagine it… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/58 "2007-02-09T21:39:25Z")
I remember back in the olden days, when Chex cereals were marketed under the brand of Checkerboard Farms, a division of Ralston-Purina (anybody else remember the Checkerboard Squarecrow?). When pre-packaged Chex mix came out, with all the different seasoning themes, I thought it would be really funny if they put one out with Cajun blackening and lot’s of cyenne pepper, so they could call it “Purina Yuppie Chow”. Hyuck. Then I found out that Purina isn’t in the human-chow business any more, and I lost my will to ever make a joke again… ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/59 "2007-02-09T21:57:06Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > Oh my. Have you considered seeking help for this problem? OK. Dopers: Please help by sending Wheat Chex left over from your last mix batch. I can’t get enough, and I just ran out of cereal. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180/60 "2007-02-10T18:53:21Z")
I’ve got this new project I’m doing, called "[Joy or Death](http://www.joyordeath.com) ", where I’m trying to cook every recipe in the new 75th Anniversary Edition of THE JOY OF COOKING. Because there are over 4500 recipes in it, this project will easily take a decade or more. So, I try to be economical and efficient and before I make anything I see if it’s in The JoC (that way I can cross another one off the list). While there are a ton of things here, so far I’m not seeing anything that fits the “Chex Party Mix” mold. I’ll look again and let you know, but otherwise I’m making it anyway. This thread has made me crazy for some home made Chex Mix. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180.md?page=4)