Mac-n-cheese, peanut butter and jelly, and cookies 'n' cream. Just when I'd thought I'd tasted most of American kids' fare, along comes one more surprising combination -- smores!
Smores? Say what?
Originally from 2 words -- some more -- smores is yet another uniquely American favourite enjoyed around a campfire and as comforting as PBJ (peanut butter and jelly) is to American toddlers. The name got contracted evidently because the food combination was so darn delicious and gooey that kids often resorted to begging for more whilst their mouths still sticky from it. Well, at least that is what I loosely gathered just by observing the effect it had on my children.
Shamefully, it had me hankering for s'more too.
For the uninitiated, smores are simply toasted marshmallow with a chocolate square (or two) sandwiched between 2 graham crackers. No frills but really quite addictive. Our dear friend Holly, pulled out a pack of marshmallows after dinner Saturday night and had us toasting them over the grill. I had no idea what to expect but Sean did.
The flavour and texture combined resulted in a crunchy, slightly salty biscuit shell against a sweet,warm and gooey center. Surprisingly sublime and decidedly decadent.
Thanks Holly, now I can't walk past the grocery aisles without lingering around the sugar rush section selling marshmallows and/or graham crackers and without the taunting sweetness of smores creeping back into my head!
Sean's toasted marshmallow ready to fill a smores sandwich.
Voila! Smores!
Smores? Say what?
Originally from 2 words -- some more -- smores is yet another uniquely American favourite enjoyed around a campfire and as comforting as PBJ (peanut butter and jelly) is to American toddlers. The name got contracted evidently because the food combination was so darn delicious and gooey that kids often resorted to begging for more whilst their mouths still sticky from it. Well, at least that is what I loosely gathered just by observing the effect it had on my children.
Shamefully, it had me hankering for s'more too.
For the uninitiated, smores are simply toasted marshmallow with a chocolate square (or two) sandwiched between 2 graham crackers. No frills but really quite addictive. Our dear friend Holly, pulled out a pack of marshmallows after dinner Saturday night and had us toasting them over the grill. I had no idea what to expect but Sean did.
The flavour and texture combined resulted in a crunchy, slightly salty biscuit shell against a sweet,warm and gooey center. Surprisingly sublime and decidedly decadent.
Thanks Holly, now I can't walk past the grocery aisles without lingering around the sugar rush section selling marshmallows and/or graham crackers and without the taunting sweetness of smores creeping back into my head!
Sean's toasted marshmallow ready to fill a smores sandwich.
Voila! Smores!
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