Do You Like Marshmallows?
By sandronir
@sandronir (1443)
Italy
29 responses
@sandronir (1443)
• Italy
7 Nov 06
Technically, marshmallows are a confection -- a candy. They've been around in the form we know them since the mid-1800s.
They are called "marshmallows" because part of the early recipe called for sap from the root of the marshmallow plant.
According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, a marshmallow is: 1: a pink-flowered European perennial herb (Althaea officinalis) of the mallow family that is naturalized in the eastern U.S. and has a mucilaginous root sometimes used in confectionery and in medicine; 2: a confection made from the root of the marshmallow or from corn syrup, sugar, albumen, and gelatin beaten to a light spongy consistency
That word "mucilaginous" means "jelly-like." Later, the root was replaced by gelatin, and that is how modern marshmallows are made.
@FearMeNewbs (300)
• United States
8 Nov 06
They are good over the fire, as long as they are not burned.
@sassybratky (872)
• United States
8 Nov 06
oh yeah and that marshmallow cream ...~daydreams~ i could eat a jar of that myself have to buy the big jar when making peanutbutter candy lol cause i eat half of it myself before it ever sees the candy
