Make your own ranch salad dressing/dip spice mix

Amaze your friends...it is well worth getting these ingredients, and making a large batch of this dry mix, which you can store in the frig or freezer......directions for mixing the dressing (or dip) is at the bottom of the recipe....YOU WILL NEVER BUY ANY OTHER RANCH DRESSING, IT IS SO GOOD.........and it does not have any of the additives like msg, in the purchased kind,,,,,,enjoy,
me too

Ranch Dressing and Dip Spice Mix

7 ½ saltine crackers
1/2 cup dry parsley flakes, minced
1/3 cup dry onion flakes
1 Tablespoon dry dill weed
1/8 cup onion salt
1/8 cup garlic salt
1/8 cup onion powder
1/8 cup garlic powder
2 Tablespoons dried basil
2 Tablespoons celery seed
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried tarragon

Dump all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until powdered. You will get about 1 ½ to 2 cups of mix.

Store mix in frig or freezer, with a note on it about how to use, as below:

TO USE: The day before serving….
Mix:
1 level tablespoon measure of the spice mix
1 cup of mayo
1 cup of buttermilk. (use sour cream if you are making dip)
Whisk thoroughly and add:
Couple tablespoons finely chopped sweet white onion, or Vidalia onion, or
about three green onions with some of the green part…..