2. 1 or more friends.

3. Assume comfy positions in the best chairs in the house.

4. Drain, carefully, ALL small children form the area. (These you can add back later).

5. Combine pretzels, chips and dips within an arm's distance.

6. Moisten well with beer.

7. Halfway through cooking, visit with family; refill pretzels, chips and dips, and again moisten palate with cold beer.

8. Allow to simmer and boil as loved team is beaten and whipped.

9. Top with sweet, small children to remove bitter taste of scalding.

10. Vow step 8 will be different next year.