{"id":4882,"date":"2010-11-15T10:46:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=4882"},"modified":"2010-11-15T10:46:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T16:46:42","slug":"thanksgiving-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/15\/thanksgiving-snacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of my post last week about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/11\/indian-corn-craft\/\">Indian Corn Craft<\/a>, I mentioned a special Thanksgiving snack &#8220;coming up next.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 Then I posted about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/13\/pepperoni-rolls\/\">Pepperoni Rolls<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 And although Pepperoni Rolls can make a delicious snack, that wasn&#8217;t the <em>Thanksgiving snack<\/em> I was referring to!<\/p>\n<p>I was talking about this great Blessings Mix I created after reading about it on <a href=\"http:\/\/redcouchrecipes.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/blessings-mix.html\">Red Couch Recipes<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I served this at Art Playgroup last week, but it would also be perfect for school Thanksgiving Parties (it&#8217;s even nut free!).\u00c2\u00a0 Each of the ingredients is a symbolic representation of some of the things we have to be thankful for at this time of year.\u00c2\u00a0 No cooking or baking involved!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4884\" title=\"Blessings Mix 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-1.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessings Mix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>recipe from <a href=\"http:\/\/redcouchrecipes.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/blessings-mix.html\">Red Couch Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bugles <\/strong>(2 cups) &#8212; Shaped like a cornucopia or Horn of Plenty, a symbol of our nation&#8217;s abundance .<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pretzels<\/strong> (1 cup) &#8212; Arms folded in prayer, a freedom sought by those who founded our country.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Candy Corn<\/strong> (1 cup) &#8212; Sacrifices of the Pilgrims&#8217; first  winter. Food was so scarce that settlers survived on just a few kernels  of corn a day.\u00c2\u00a0 (<em>The Picky Apple Note: I had a HARD time finding candy corn this week&#8230;most stores have moved on to Christmas stuff.)<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunflower Seeds<\/strong> (1 cup) &#8212; Promise of a a future harvest, one we will reap only if seeds are planted and tended with diligence.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dried fruits<\/strong> (I used 1\/2 cup dried cranberries) &#8212; Harvest gifts of our bountiful land.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fish Crackers<\/strong> (1 cup) &#8211;A remembrance of the abundant sea life and the blessing it was to the Pilgrims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I also added 1\/2 cup M &amp; Ms.\u00c2\u00a0 Not symbolic, but who isn&#8217;t thankful for a little bit of chocolate, right?<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>This mix also makes a great teacher\/friend\/family gift!\u00c2\u00a0 Just package it up in a mason jar or other container with a cute ribbon (I used leftover ribbon from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/17\/halloween-ribbon-wreath\/\">Halloween Ribbon Wreath<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4885\" title=\"Blessings Mix 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-2.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Blessings-Mix-2-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for something a little healthier, but equally Thanksgiving-y?\u00c2\u00a0 Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/18\/turkey-fruit-snack\/\">Turkey Fruit Snack<\/a> I made last year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Turkey-Fruit-Snack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4883\" title=\"Turkey Fruit Snack\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Turkey-Fruit-Snack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Turkey-Fruit-Snack.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Turkey-Fruit-Snack-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gobble gobble!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/15\/thanksgiving-snacks\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of my post last week about the Indian Corn Craft, I mentioned a special Thanksgiving snack &#8220;coming up next.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 Then I posted about Pepperoni Rolls.\u00c2\u00a0 And although Pepperoni Rolls can make a delicious snack, that wasn&#8217;t the Thanksgiving snack I was referring to! 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