Firecrackers for Christmas

Everyone loves fireworks! We usually save ours for the 4th of July or a trip to Disney World. But in Peru fireworks are very much a part of the culture for celebrating Christmas. Since we live in a rural area with no zoning, we've been known to save some July sparklers for New Year's Eve or a birthday celebration (only in years when we've had enough rainfall to be safe!)

These firecrackers are for your mouth, however. And they are just as popular as the ones you light with a punk. Each holiday season I made 2 or 3 batches and they will quickly disappear. Its a good thing they are so easy to make. 

Firecrackers

1 box saltine crackers

 1 ½ cup Canola oil

½ package Hidden Valley Dressing Mix

2 Tbs. red pepper flakes, dried parsley, dried chives, or any dried herb or mixture of

Put crackers into a container that will close tightly. Mix the other ingredients and pour over crackers. Close container and turn container often until the crackers have absorbed the oil.

I like to use the plastic cracker storage container,
a box of saltines just fits! Slip them out of each
tube to stack in the container.

Simple ingredients: saltine crackers, oil, ranch dressing,
parsley flakes and red pepper flakes.