2006-12-23 12:54:33 · 11 answers · asked by BlytheLyssa 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Legend has it that there was this very beautiful and powerful goddess who created them in winter time. And gave them to humans as a gift, in order for them to remember her.
2006-12-28 11:25:55 · answer #1 · answered by Baphomet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes."
Today's marshmallows are a mixture of corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and flavoring.
"The candy makers needed to find a new, faster way of making marshmallows. As a result, the "starch mogul" system was developed in the late 1800s. Rather than making marshmallows by hand, the new system let candy makers create marshmallows in molds made of modified cornstarch (like jelly beans, gummies and candy corn are made today). At about the same time, mallow root was replaced by gelatin, providing marshmallows with their "stable" form...
...In 1948, Alex Doumak, a marshmallow manufacturer, began experimenting with different methods of marshmallow making. Doumak was looking for ways to speed up production and discovered the "extrusion process", which revolutionized marshmallow production. Now, marshmallows can be made by piping the fluffy mixture through long tubes and cutting its tubular shape into equal pieces. "
2006-12-23 13:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by roeman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're made mainly from sugar, egg whites, and gelatin. They're called marshmallows because a long time ago, they were made using the sap of a plant called the marsh mallow, instead of gelatin. See the links below for modern recipes.
2006-12-23 13:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?
2006-12-23 12:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by curious cat 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
France 1831
2006-12-23 12:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
marshmallow tree,or bush no kidding, but wish I knew how to make them from scratch.They looked so yummy when Ina Garten made them on her show.Happy New Year, be safe but have fun.
2006-12-31 08:22:16 · answer #6 · answered by beautie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They gather them in Mallows , a small town in make believe land, They grow in the marshes there.
You can check this out at fluffinutter.con.
2006-12-23 13:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by Charles H 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
From the boiled parts of cow carcasses. They are made with gelatin.
2006-12-23 12:58:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
From the store
2006-12-23 13:01:08 · answer #9 · answered by fnygrl74 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think they're ground up cow bones
but they still taste good
2006-12-23 12:58:04 · answer #10 · answered by Max 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋