does anyone know where they originated from or there whole history just always wondered about that.
2007-12-19 00:50:34 · 2 answers · asked by PawtucketPatriot 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
"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.
2007-12-19 00:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by kick it 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
found a site that should answer all your questions. I found it all very interesting.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmarshmallows.htm
2007-12-19 09:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by theanna2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋