Cereal Snack Mix

4 C Rice Chex
4 C Special K
4 C Kix
4 C Cheerios
2 C Sugar
3/4 C Light Karo syrup
1 stick margarine
1 C Whipping Cream, unwhipped

In a large bowl mix te cereals. Set aside. In a sauce pan, heat sugar, karo syrup, and margarine. Bring to a boil then add whipping cream. Stir while boiling and bring to a soft ball stage on a candy themometer. Pour over cerals and mix. Stir peridically as it cools. Store in an airtight container.

Fireside Hodge Podge

1 lb ground beef
2 med. onions, chopped
2 Italian sausage, diced
1 lg. (1 lb 14 oz.)can pork and beans
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
1 pkg. lima beans (frozen) Pre-cook
4 hot dogs, chopped
2 C canned tomatoes, not much juice
1/2 C apricot or peach jam
1/2 C brown sugar
2 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. oregano
1.2 C catsup
2-3 dashes Tabasco
1/3 C chutney (optional)

Brown first three ingedients. Mix all other and add browned meat. Cook about 1 hour.Serves 4-6. Cooking time: 1 hour (cooks great in a Dutch oven)

Hot Beef Sandwiches Au Jus

4 to 5 Lbs. rump roast
1 1/4 oz package dry onion soup mix
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano leaves
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans condensed beef broth
12 oz. can beer
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
10 crusty French rolls, sliced in half lengthwise

Heat oven to 300 F. Place feef roast in a 5 quart pan. In medium bowl, combind remaining ingredients except rolls; pour over roast. Cover, bake at 300 degrees for 4 to 6 hours or until meat is very tender. Slice or shred meat, serve on rolls. Skim fat from jices, if desired. Serve sandwiches with dndividual portions of meat juices for dipping. Makes 16 sandwiches.