2007-01-20 12:24:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
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.
2007-01-20 12:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by Marvelissa 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alex Doumak invented the modern formula for what today we call marshmallow:
2016-05-24 02:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Elizabeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this guy named mellow, who lived in a marsh, made them
2007-01-20 12:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by J J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont care im just answering this question to get extra points
2007-01-20 13:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by aohottie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋