Who invented smores

Some people like to soften the chocolate by leaving it next to the fire. Once, during a camping trip on Catalina Island, my friends and I experimented with substituting other candy bars for the chocolate. Peanut butter cups were a hit. Peppermint patties, less so. But I still prefer the original. Why mess with an American classic? By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.

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Just add graham crackers and you're good to go. Pretty Sweet. They were accordingly expensive and only the upper classes got them. By the late s, however, the mallow plant extract was replaced by the more readily available gelatin, which is what keeps modern marshmallows so light and fluffy.

The average marshmallow is over half just plain air. Check out this experiment. The gelatin — a breakdown product of collagen—provides the skeleton that holds the air bubbles securely in place. Cheap gelatin combined with faster production processes meant that marshmallows were now affordable, and—no longer an elite treat—they were soon increasingly ubiquitous.

By the s, according to period newspaper reports , marshmallow roasts were the latest in summer fads. The original recipe for 8 calls for eight sticks, 16 graham crackers, 8 bars of plain chocolate each broken in half , and 16 marshmallows. The heat of the marshmallow between the halves of chocolate bar will melt the chocolate a bit.

The U. The graham crackers, says the government, are still OK. All rights reserved. Well, maybe. But my bet is still on a bunch of messily-experimental little girls. Share Tweet Email. Read This Next Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London Love them or hate them, there's no denying their growing numbers have added an explosion of color to the city's streets.