American Blessing Mix

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups bugles original flavor snacks
• 2 cups small pretzels
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1 cup dried fruit or 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup peanuts or 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup m&m's plain chocolate candy
• 16 hershey brand milk chocolate kisses

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl mix everything except the kisses.
• 2 place 1/3-1/2 cups blessing mix in small cellophane treat bags.
• 3 add one kiss to each bag.
• 4 close bag with chenille stem or twist tie.
• 5 bugles:shaped like cornucopia or horn of plenty,a symbol of our nation's abundance pretzels:arms folded in preyer,a freedom sought by the founders of our country candy corn:sacrifices of the pilgrim's first winter.
• 6 food was so scarce that the settlers survived on just a few kernels of corn per day nuts or seeds:promise of a future harvest,one will reap only if seeds are planted and tended to with diligence.
• 7 dried fruites:harvest gifts of our bountiful land.
• 8 m&ms:memories of those who came before us to guide us to a blessed future.
• 9 hershey's kiss:the love of family and friends that sweetens our lives.