2007-03-02 04:25:09 · 7 answers · asked by rachel_ksr 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Marshmallows are spongy confections made of sugar beaten into a fluffy texture with the aid of gelatin.
Marshmallows were originally made with the sap of the root of the marsh mallow plant instead of gelatin. The sap was cooked with egg whites and sugar and whipped into a foam. This foam hardened when cool and was cut up and used as a type of throat lozenge (marsh mallow sap reportedly acts as a cough suppressant). In the late 1800's, the marsh mallow sap was replaced with gelatin, and egg whites were phased out of most mass produced recipes.
There are mainly two types of marshmallow recipes: those which use sugar, corn syrup, and gelatin only and those that fold in an egg white meringue before cooling.
Recipe below...
2007-03-02 04:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marshmallows are made of gelatin, sugar, corn syrup and vanilla.
You might try Martha Stewart's web site below for a good recipe.
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=recipe1168&contentGroup=MSL&site=living&rsc=ns2006_m3
2007-03-02 13:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by CAKW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marshmallows are made of sugar and gelatin, which is the byproduct of the meat industry.
Gelatin is made by boiling the bones of slaughtered cows and pigs in an acid solution.
yummy!
drop a wishbone from a turkey into a glass of vinegar for a great example of how this is done.
2007-03-02 12:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by vicarious_notion 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-03-05 15:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont wanna know.
some things are better left a mystery
its like sugar or something
2007-03-02 13:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by Sir. ChatsAlot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
egg whites are a big ingredient and buying them is easier becuase it is not as sticky hope this helped
2007-03-02 12:31:31 · answer #6 · answered by genius'n'training 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
egg whites and lots of sugar
2007-03-02 12:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by * CARE * 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋