Where do marshmellows come from?

Question

well my dad always jokes around w/ me and he told me marshmellows grow in marshes (hence the name MARSHmellow).
hes are really smart guy and knows like everyting about anything. but i cant figure out if he ws kidding or not.

Answer 1

The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, consists of sugar or corn syrup, beaten egg whites, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, and flavorings, whipped to a spongy consistency. The traditional recipe used an extract from the mucilaginous root of the marshmallow plant, a shrubby herb (Althaea officinalis), instead of gelatin; the mucilage performed as a cough suppressant.

Commercial marshmallows are a late 19th century innovation. Since Alex Doumak's patented extrusion process of 1948, marshmallows are extruded as soft cylinders, cut in sections and rolled in a mix of finely powdered cornstarch and confectioner's sugar.

Marshmallows are popular with children and adults alike, and are eaten with or without accompaniments. In the United States and elsewhere, marshmallows are also used in hot chocolate or café mocha (mochachino), Mallomars, in Peeps and other candy, on top of candied sweet potatoes during Thanksgiving, in Rice Krispie treats, in ice cream flavors such as Rocky road.

Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, including the marshmallow plant from whence the confection got its name, native to Europe and western Asia. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1-2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes. Althaea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix quadrigemina.

So technically he is correct- the original form of the "Marshmallow" did use an extract of a plant that does grow in salt marshes.

Answer 2

The origanal marshmallow actually did grow in marshes.

Here is a link to a site that answers it in more detail:

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmarshmallows.htm

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Iliandre is correct. The reason it's spelled "mallow" is that Mallow is the common name for the plant.

Answer 5

Um... It's just sugar. That's funny though! Marshmallow...

Answer 6

idk were they come from but u spelled marshmallows rong dont worry for math class we were doing a report on Trail Mix and graghing and I spelled it rong cause I had 2 use my friends sheet 2 make my chart and she spelled it rong so i had 2 redo my chart but its not due till Tuesday lol

Answer 7

they come from deep in the forest primevile

Answer 8

marshmallows are just sugar

Answer 9

Don't be silly...it's snowman poop (wink, wink). That's what my grandpa always told me and he knows everything! (:

Answer 10

caged oompa lumpas make them.