| I remember the red brick fireplace at my | | | | food coloring in them once in a while. That |
| grandparents home by the lake. I remember | | | | was just for when company was coming. or for |
| popping corn in that fireplace and toasting | | | | some birthday party. |
| marshmallows for hot cocoa in the winter. I | | | | |
| had my first taste of a s'more with a fired | | | | To make marshmallows, first of all I dissolve |
| marshmallow. That is what I called them. I | | | | 2-tablespoons of gelatin in 1/4-cup cold |
| can still taste them when they were melted in | | | | water in a large bowl. When the gelatin has |
| the steaming cup of cocoa. They were not the | | | | soaked up all the water I add 1-teaspoon |
| marshmallows of today, they were made with a | | | | vanilla and 1/8-teaspoon salt. I then mix 3 |
| lot of care and love. Grandma had to beat the | | | | 4-cup of water and 2-cups sugar together and |
| mixture by hand, but when I have made them I | | | | boil it until it reaches 238-degrees on a |
| use an electric mixer, of course. | | | | candy thermometer. Then I pour the sugar |
| | | | mixture very slowly over the gelatin mixture, |
| All that is needed to make this confection is | | | | keeping my mixer on medium. When all the |
| gelatin, water, sugar, salt and vanilla. I | | | | sugar is poured I turn my mixer on high and |
| remember my grandma putting a little bit of | | | | continue beating until it is thick and cool. |