3 qt popped popcorn
2 cup mini pretzels
1/3 cup rasted pepitas or hulled
1 pumpkin seeds (optional)
1/4 cup regular or light margarine
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp mexican seasoning
Directions
Place popped popcorn, pretzels and pepitas in large bowl. Melt
margarine in small pan. Add Parmesan and Mexican seasoning. Drizzle
over pop corn and toss lightly. Makes about 3 1/2 quarts.
From: Danial Mannen Date: 24 Mar 96
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Appetizer; Cheese; Mexican; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as a concept can be found far back into the far past, in fact as far back into recorded history as the Egyptians, and possibly even further than that. Interesting though that maybe, mostly, these early records were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
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