3 c  Bite-size shredded wheat
-biscuits
3 c  Round toasted oat cereal
2 c  Pretzel sticks, broken
1 1/2 c  Salted peanuts
1 1/3 c  Sugar
3/4 c  Butter or margarine
1/2 c  Light corn syrup
1 ts Vanilla

Combine shredded wheat biscuits, toasted oat cereal, pretzels, and peanuts
in a large buttered roasting pan.

Butter the sides of 2-quart saucepan. In the pan combine sugar, butter or
margarine, and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat to boiling, stirring
constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. Cook, stirring
frequently, till thermometer registers 280F, soft-crack stage. This should
take about 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vanilla.

Immediately pour syrup mixture over cereal mixture. Stir gently to coat
cereal. Bake in a 350F oven about 20 minutes or till golden brown,
stirring once.

Transfer cereal mixture onto a large piece of foil. Cool. Break up cereal
mixture into small clusters. Store tightly covered. Makes 12 cups.