Pegasus Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 DH built a fire pit in the back yard several days ago. Daily, since then, DD12 has been asking to toast marshmallows. :D So, tonight, we built a small fire, let it burn down to coals, and toasted marshmallows. Yum! Here's my question: Does anyone really like S'mores? We like the toasted marshmallows and we'll eat the chocolate straight, but it isn't better to layer them together on a graham cracker. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I like a s'more. But I think of those as strictly a camp thing. My own backyard, toast me a marshmallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Oh, I love s'mores. Yum! My kids were begging to have a fire tonight but it was raining outside and just too warm to do one in the fireplace. But once it gets cool we usually do it every weekend. My DD loves her s'more with a Reese's cup instead of chocolate. And we have played around with the recipe a lot, depending what we have on hand. Cookies or even bagels instead of graham crackers. All sorts of candy that will melt. Also nutella spread works well. Now I am so hungry! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I love LOVE love S'mores. My kids think they are too messy, so they usually eat the chocolate and marshmallow uncooked/unmelted and leave the graham cracker out altogether. I love it all. And now I want one. Thanks. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKidAcademy Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 S'mores with Reese's cups? Brilliant! I am so doing that next campfire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 S'mores is the only way I will eat a marshmallow. They are gross otherwise. S'mores with pb cups are the BEST. Chocolate or peppermint patties are pretty good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Love, love, love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 When we lived in the humid south, we'd go camping and by the time we made smores, the graham crackers were stale and soft instead of crunchy. Now that made for some good smores! I probably wouldn't like them now but I sure did when I was a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 When we were in middle school, my brother and I used to roast marshmallows over the electric burners on the stove when Mom wasn't looking. Worked great until he dropped one and it melted all over the burner. We had no idea how to clean a mess like that up, so we just sort of wiped it off the best we could once it cooled. The next time she turned the stove on, we were so busted :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 S'mores is the only way I will eat a marshmallow. They are gross otherwise. S'mores with pb cups are the BEST. Chocolate or peppermint patties are pretty good too! Yes, with the york peppermint patties!! I forgot about that, mmmmmm. It is always fun to pull out the candies we want to use for s'mores when the kids get their trick or treat stash! :D When we were in middle school, my brother and I used to roast marshmallows over the electric burners on the stove when Mom wasn't looking. Worked great until he dropped one and it melted all over the burner. We had no idea how to clean a mess like that up, so we just sort of wiped it off the best we could once it cooled. The next time she turned the stove on, we were so busted :D :lol: That totally sounds like something my sister and I would have done. We tried once with the gas stove. :lol::lol: Sometimes I am amazed that we lived through our childhood. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Does anyone really like S'mores? We like the toasted marshmallows and we'll eat the chocolate straight, but it isn't better to layer them together on a graham cracker. :bigear: Love them, but only if they are made fresh for me. Preferably with dark choc. With a cup of coffee. The bigger question: Can anyone say what the apostrophe replaces in s'mores? What is the non-elided word for s'mores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Love them, but only if they are made fresh for me. Preferably with dark choc. With a cup of coffee. The bigger question: Can anyone say what the apostrophe replaces in s'mores? What is the non-elided word for s'mores? s(ome) more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) The bigger question: Can anyone say what the apostrophe replaces in s'mores? What is the non-elided word for s'mores? I've always assumed it was "some more". :lol: Because after having one, you always want s'more. Edited to add from Wikipedia, just because I found it interesting! It is unknown whether the Girl Scouts were the first to make s'mores, but there appears to be no earlier claim to this snack. Although it is unknown when the name was shortened, recipes for "Some Mores" are in various Girl Scout publications until at least 1973 Edited October 7, 2012 by Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Thank you. All these years, I've been confectionally illterate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I love s'mores! I don't even need the campfire. Ten seconds in the microwave will do in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I love s'mores! I don't even need the campfire. Ten seconds in the microwave will do in a pinch. That's dd's favorite snack -- microwave s'mores. Bonus -- it's science! The gas expands, so the marshmallow puffs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkins_mama Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 No one here likes s'mores. I had to :lol: because literally AS I was opening the Hive on my laptop ( where this was the top thread) I was saying to the kids, ' You'd better put away your toys so you can go outside and roast marshmallows." weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ok, that was TOTALLY rude. Did you even consider my struggle before you posted this? . ;):D:lol::lol::lol: Yes, I like smores, and someday I'd like to try them with an Almond Joy or Reeses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 S'mores is the only way I will eat a marshmallow. They are gross otherwise. S'mores with pb cups are the BEST. Chocolate or peppermint patties are pretty good too! peppermint patties? :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I love s'mores! I don't even need the campfire. Ten seconds in the microwave will do in a pinch. This is exactly what my kids do. However, I don't let them have chocolate on a regular basis, so they make "Sorta S'mores." Graham crackers with a marshmallow and a few seconds in the microwave. They love it! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I'm going to draw the line at s'more variants that somehow include bacon, ok? I never could get on the bacon confection bandwagon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 We had s'mores tonight too. My whole family likes them. Tonight I tried them on GF graham crackers. I didn't care for those. I guess I'll just stick with marshmallows from now on. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 That's dd's favorite snack -- microwave s'mores. Bonus -- it's science! The gas expands, so the marshmallow puffs up! We LOVE Microwave s'mores. They are super entertaining. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 This is exactly what my kids do. However, I don't let them have chocolate on a regular basis, so they make "Sorta S'mores." Graham crackers with a marshmallow and a few seconds in the microwave. They love it! :lol: My kids call those marshmallow sandwiches. It all started because my dd is weird and doesn't eat chocolate at all, I would let her eat all she wanted, but she doesn't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Try adding a layer of peanut butter or Nutella. Yum. we made them inside last night with our Grandson's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ok, that was TOTALLY rude. Did you even consider my struggle before you posted this? Sorry about that! But somebody needs to balance out the all-natural free-range organic gluten-free vegan low-carb no-sugar dye-free talk around here. :tongue_smilie: (planning my next thread to be on deep fried twinkies. . . ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 The fewer ingredients the better. Marshmallows straight up for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 peppermint patties? :svengo: Yeah I thought it would be spectacular, but it really was not as good as the PB cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 We tried something new this year- campfire cones. They're like s'mores.....you take a waffle cone, fill it with mini marshmallows, choc chips and whatever else you want. Baking chips come in lots of flavors to try and we routinely added sliced straw berries and bananas. Another popular one was apple pieces and Carmel chips.....we camped a lot this year :001_smile: you wrap them in foil and stick them at the edge of the fire. I liked these a bit better than s'mores because the waffle cone was better than the graham cracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I like s'mores better from a microwave because the chocolate is melted. I'd rather just have marshmallows over a campfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Our chemistry teacher in HS let us make s'mores with Bunsen burners as an intro to stoichiometry. The Hershey bar, marshmallow and graham cracker all had a "chemical" symbol and the chemical reaction produced a s'more. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I like s'mores better from a microwave because the chocolate is melted. I'd rather just have marshmallows over a campfire. I have a little sandwich maker from the camping supply section. You can put an assembled s'more in there to melt the chocolate over the fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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