Soft Pretzels

2 (16 ounce) loaves frozen bread dough
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon water
Coarse or kosher salt

Separate thawed bread into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll each ball into a 14 1/2-inch long rope. Plan and design pretzel shapes. Put pretzels one inch apart on a greased cookie sheet. Let stand for 20 minutes.

Brush pretzels with combined egg white and water. Sprinkle with salt. Place a shallow pan containing 1 inch of boiling water on bottom rack of oven. Bake pretzels at 350 degrees F on rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

White Chocolate Salties

8 (2 ounce) squares vanilla candy coating
2 (3 ounce) packages salted Spanish peanuts
3 cups thin pretzel sticks

Place candy coating in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until coating melts. Remove from heat. Cool for 2 minutes.

Add peanuts and pretzel sticks, and stir until coated. Drop by teaspoonsful onto wax paper. Chill 20 minutes or until firm.

Makes 1 1/2 pounds.

White Chocolate Party Mix

1 pound white chocolate (can substitute white candy coating)
3 cups Chex Corn cereal
2 cups pretzel sticks
12 ounces M&M’s (use red, green and white holiday variety for holidays)
3 cups Chex Rice cereal
3 cups Cheerios
2 cups dry roasted peanuts

Slowly melt white chocolate in double boiler over simmering water. Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl. Slowly pour chocolate over mixture and stir to evenly coat. Spread minute on was paper and cool.

Break into small pieces. Store in airtight container and refrigerate to keep fresh.

NOTE: If you don’t want all the left over cereal and pretzels when you get done, just whip up a batch of Chex Mix.

Turkey Jerky

6 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon hickory salt
1 pound uncooked skinless turkey breast, thinly sliced

Put teriyaki sauce, brown sugar and hickory salt into a tight-sealing plastic bag. Seal and shake the bag to mix. Add the turkey, reseal the bag, and shake to coat the turkey. Set the bag aside for 20 minutes for the flavors to meld.

Lay the turkey on a dehydrator tray in a single layer and dry for about 8 hours, until leathery. Remove the jerky and set it aside to cool for 20 to 30 minutes. Store in a decorative airtight container.

Biscuit Nibbles

1 can refrigerator biscuits
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic or onion salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Separate and cut biscuits into 25 to 30 peanut size pieces. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes.

Combine oil, salt and Worcestershire sauce and pour over nibbles to coat. Bake at 200 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes.

Serve as snacks.

Trail Mix

1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pecans or walnuts
1 cup hazelnuts
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
2 cups various dried fruits: apricots,
    apples, bananas, pineapple

Mix all ingredients and store in an airtight container or make up individual snack packs in plastic bags and store in the airtight container as well.

Makes 7 cups (56 ounces).

This will keep for up to 4 months on the shelf.

Three-Way Beef Jerky

2 pound flank steak, bottom round, or any lean beefsteak or roast

Spicy Marinade
1/2 cup Teriyaki Sauce
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco? sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
Dash of garlic powder
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground pepper, to taste

Smoky Marinade
1 1/2 tablespoons liquid smoke sauce
1 cup water
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Oriental Marinade
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup Chinese oyster sauce
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar

Trim all fat from meat and partially freeze to facilitate cutting. Cut into very thin slices, cutting with the grain.

Combine marinade ingredients of your choice and stir in meat. Marinate overnight, stirring occasionally. Place cake racks on foil-covered cookie sheets or cover bottom of oven with foil and use oven racks. Drape meat slices on racks and roast for 8 to 10 hours or overnight at 175 degrees F.

Cool and store in an airtight container.