Many of the recipes are designed to fit in a standard 1-quart canning jar.
Many ask how long these will keep. I have kept some in my pantry for
up
to 9 months with no problem other than the brown sugar turning rockhard
and having to be ice-picked out. Dry ingredients will not mold if the jars are closed--no need to keep them refrigerated. However, most
make-a-mix cookbooks suggest that you use their mixes within three months, and I think that is a good rule of thumb even if there is no shortening in the mix.
CRANBERRY HOOTIES1/2 cup plus 2 tbls. flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flour mixed with 1/2 tsp.baking soda and 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup plus 1 tbls. packed brown sugar 1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup pecans
Recipe to attach to Jar:
Cranberry Hooties
In a medium bowl, cream together: 1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened), 1 egg, 1 tsp. vanilla. Add the entire jar of ingredients and
mix together by hand until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet.