When we were kids, our mother let us have snacks after school every day since like most kids we were "so hungry, right this minute!" when we got home. I didn't realize until many years later it was a rather idiosyncratic selection and definitely aimed for the filling, nutritious but still inexpensive. We ate a lot of baked potatoes with various toppings and a lot of toast--toast with peanut butter, toast with jam, toast with cinnamon sugar.
When I am feeling tired or under the weather, cinnamon toast is still so homey and comforting. However, now that I'm an adult, I want variety, and novelty! :-) I realized the other day that one could add other warm spices to sugar, not just cinnamon. The combination we came up with is wonderful on toast, but also great sprinkled on apples, or stirred into coffee or oatmeal.
And did I mention I saw pre-mix cinnamon sugar in the spice section the other day? $2.50 for about two ounces. Good heavens, are we really to the point of needing someone else to combine those two ingredients for us so as to save the inconvenience? Sigh . . . .
Spiced Sprinkling Sugar
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp cardamom
Combine all the above ingredients and put into a shaker or a nice air tight container. Keep handy for impulsive use.
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