Thursday, November 20, 2008

Count Your Blessings


"Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your blessings, see what God hath done."





Here is a fun recipe I found. Perhaps you would like to try it and "Bless" someone with it.
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Thanksgiving Blessing Mix

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 Hershey's Kisses

Directions:

In a large bowl, gently mix all ingredients except Hershey's Kisses.

Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup Mix in small cellophane treat bags. Add one Hershey's Kiss to each bag. Close bag with chenille stem or twist tie.

Make 16 gift tags with the following wording:

Thanksgiving Blessing Mix

Bugles: Shaped like a cornucopia or Horn of Plenty, a symbol of our nation's abundance.

Pretzels: Arms folded in prayer, a freedom sought by those who founded our country.

Candy Corn: Sacrifices of the Pilgrims' first winter. Food was so scarce that settlers survived on just a few kernels of corn a day.

Nuts or seeds: Promise of a future harvest, one we will reap only if seeds are planted and tended with diligence.

Dried fruits or raisins: Harvest gifts of our bountiful land

M&Ms: Memories & Memories of those who came before us to guide us to a blessed future.

Hershey's Kiss: The love of family and friends that sweeten our lives.

Cut out tags, and attach one to each bag.

Makes 16 Blessing Mix gift bags.

(Found at http://organizedchristmas.com )

"God hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ" Eph. 1:3

14 comments:

Linda C said...

This so original-- I've never heard of it before. And I love the pictures that you post. Your blog feels like such a peaceful place:)
Linda C

Cris said...

That is so beautiful!

Cheri said...

What a wonderful idea! I'd never heard this one before either.
Hope all the M and M's and Hershey's kisses stay in the bags (I'm a chocaholic!).

Thanks for your comments on my blog. I miss my woodstove - many good memories of warm, cozy times.

Mind if I put a link on my blog to yours?

Jenn said...

I've been meaning to try this for a couple years, it sounds so cute!!

Susie Homemaker said...

Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful idea with all of us...

Blessings,
Susie

Jane said...

What a neat idea. This is the perfect solution for me to take with me since I have to travel 9 hrs to go home for Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing.

Jules said...

I'd never heard of this before. That is really neat. Nice of you to share. :o)

Jennifer said...

Wow - I have never seen anything like this - what a fun idea..especially with the kids.

Brooke said...

What a lovely idea. I am headed to the store today to pick up the ingredients so I can have a batch ready to get in the mail this evening. I'm going to send some to my out of town family. Thanks for sharing this very clever idea!

Debra from Bungalow said...

The Thanksgiving Blessing Mix sounds like fun. I love all the ingredients too! Thanks for posting this...I may have to mix up some! Take care, DebraK

Linda C said...

I think we ARE kindred spirits. What color are your napkins? I am still putting hems in mine whenever I have a free block of time:)
Have a blessed Thanksgiving:)
Linda C

Lavinia said...

I love salty mixed with sweet. One time, I tried chocolate dipped potato chips. I thought I wouldn't like it, but actually I liked it very much. Thanks for this recipe!

Kelli said...

Lovely post and what a wonderful idea!
~Kelli

Rosezilla (Tracie Walker) said...

I love that song! A good reminder to us. And what a great idea for Thanksgiving! I'll share this with my niece.