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Buh4Bee
06-27-2009, 09:10 PM
Can anyone tell me how to instruct a seven year old in how to "cook" a marshmellow? I explained to him the concept of "art form" and indirect heat, but I think it went over his head. So then we talked about counting and flipping, and touch for firmness vs. gooeyness. Still not a good script, how do you do this, what do I say? Anyone know? OY!
Zee.
06-27-2009, 09:41 PM
i'm confused.
papayahed
06-27-2009, 09:50 PM
http://www.ehow.com/how_1164_roast-marshmallow.html
Zee.
06-27-2009, 10:04 PM
I just stick it on a stick thingy and let that mofo burn. oh yes.
*Classic*Charm*
06-28-2009, 02:39 PM
I just stick it on a stick thingy and let that mofo burn. oh yes.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I don't think that's something you can really teach a child- all kids start out by lighting it on fire and whatnot. The desire and ability to have it cook evenly through and brown nicely only comes with age, if it comes at all. :)
Stargazer86
06-28-2009, 03:59 PM
I just stick it on a stick thingy and let that mofo burn. oh yes.

Hell yeah! Burnt and crispy on the outside and oozey on the inside
The Comedian
06-28-2009, 04:03 PM
Hell yeah! Burnt and crispy on the outside and oozey on the inside

What! To burn is to ruin what was once so sweet and wonderful. ;)

To jersea -- this is how I got my young daughter to not burn the marshmallow and to roast it to a perfect golden brown. Interestingly, what I told her had little to do with teaching skill:

"If you burn your marshmallow, I eat it. If you roast it to a nice brown, you can eat it."

:lol: (kidding, of course)
motherhubbard
06-28-2009, 05:06 PM
You can do it in the microwave. Just put one graham in with a marshmallow on top cook it until the marshmallow begins to swell and then take it out and place the chocolate and other graham cracker on it.
Scheherazade
06-28-2009, 05:38 PM
Why do we have to roast them, anyway?

They are delicious as they are.
motherhubbard
06-28-2009, 05:57 PM
the Ooey gooey melted marshmallow melts the chocolate and it's very sticky and fun and tasty
Buh4Bee
06-28-2009, 06:55 PM
To jersea -- this is how I got my young daughter to not burn the marshmallow and to roast it to a perfect golden brown. Interestingly, what I told her had little to do with teaching skill:

"If you burn your marshmallow, I eat it. If you roast it to a nice brown, you can eat it."

:lol: (kidding, of course)

HA!HA! and I know you weren't kidding. I'd try that method, but it's not be kid, and my sister-in-law would probably bite my head off.

however, if I do eventually have a kid, I will definitely use this method, good technique.

Thanks for the posts and a great long laugh. I feel validated, because there really is an art form to the freaking process.

We did conclude finally that the major obstacle all night was that the darn marshmallows were old. Poor kid probably'll have low self-esteem next time he has to toast one.

Thanks for the feedback!
JBI
06-28-2009, 08:18 PM
Light it on fire and blow it out quickly.
Buh4Bee
06-28-2009, 08:51 PM
I tried that once, but I ended up burning the wrong thing. My husband needed two months for his eyebrows to grow back.

Thanks for the advice!
jekan blazer
07-01-2009, 01:00 PM
I just stick it on a stick thingy and let that mofo burn. oh yes.

LMAO!!! that comment deserves the roflcopter!!!
http://rhizome.org/imagebase/article/2286/roflcopter.gif


yeah, i do the same thing...

whenever i get graham crackers, and a milky way midnight, i nuke them in the microwave for about 15 to 20 seconds. instant dark chocolate s'mores with S'MORE fixins!
1n50mn14
07-02-2009, 12:01 AM
Quick note: you are NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE S'MORES IN THE MICROWAVE!

BLASPHEMY!
SACRILEGE!
SIN!
RAPE, FAMINE, PESTILENCE!

S'mores are sacred and holy and must ONLY be made over a campfire with the proper ingredients and their variants, and never, ever must you succumb to the craving of doing it in the microwave! Part of the fun is the campfire, and waiting for it! If you DIE of longing for a s'more, you do not cook it in the microwave! If you continue this way, they will become run of the mill snacks, not a holy glorious union of graham cracker, chocolate and marshmallow!

Out, ye demons!
*Classic*Charm*
07-02-2009, 12:42 AM
Quick note: you are NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE S'MORES IN THE MICROWAVE!

BLASPHEMY!
SACRILEGE!
SIN!
RAPE, FAMINE, PESTILENCE!

S'mores are sacred and holy and must ONLY be made over a campfire with the proper ingredients and their variants, and never, ever must you succumb to the craving of doing it in the microwave! Part of the fun is the campfire, and waiting for it! If you DIE of longing for a s'more, you do not cook it in the microwave! If you continue this way, they will become run of the mill snacks, not a holy glorious union of graham cracker, chocolate and marshmallow!

Out, ye demons!

How about deliberately setting a fire in one of the burners of your stove to roast the marshmallow and making them in your kitchen? A fire was still involved!!