Smacks Cereal

Smacks is a sweetened puffed wheat cereal. Introduced in 1953 , the cereal has undergone several name changes, being known variously as Sugar Smacks, Smacks and Honey Smacks.

The cereal spokescharacter for Smacks is named Dig'Em - the little frog with a big voice.

Recipe for Smacks Crackle --

Ingredients:
1 Tbl Margarine or butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Molasses
1/4 cup Light corn syrup
1/2 cup Cocktail peanuts
6 cups Kellogg's Smacks cereal

Preparation Instructions:
1. Place margarine, sugar, molasses, and corn syrup in medium saucepan.

Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble. Cook stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

2. Stir in peanuts and Kellogg's Smacks cereal; mix until thoroughly combined. Spread in thin layer on buttered baking sheet; cool. Break into bite-size pieces to serve. Store in tightly covered container.

Yield: about 12 cups