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2000 BCE
Egyptians
The ancient Egyptians used the mallow root for making their candied delicacies for their Gods, Nobility and Pharaohs over 2000 years ago. Since it was a crime for anyone else to eat this sugar like treat , children looked to honey and figs to cure their sweet tooth. -
Making Marshmallow Candy
Until the mid 1800s, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Today, gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes. Today's marshmallows are a mixture of corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and flavoring. -
French
It was the French during the 1800's that changed the use of the mallow plant from mainly medicinal to more of a candy consumed by adults. French shop owners discovered that cooking and whipping marshmallow sap with egg whites and corn syrup created an easily moldable substance. This is where the marshmallow as we know it today was born! -
Paste/Creme
In the 1900's Marshmallow was being sold as penny candies in tiny tins. It was at this time that the Boyer Brothers, interested in growing their neighborhood business, started experimenting with marshmallow creme and tried to cover it in chocolate. After many unsuccessful attempts, their mother Emily suggested they put it in a paper cup, using the only thing that they had available- a paper cup cake holder. They tried once more, and... Success! The Mallo Cup was born! -
Mallo Cup
“Do they still make Mallo Cups?” The answer to this is yes and will always be yes! Boyer Candy Company has been proudly making the delicious nostalgic candy since the 1930s and have built up a reputation and history just as long and rich as the marshmallow history above! Mallo Cups were the very first cup candy produced in the United States and are still adored by people of all ages. -
The History of The Marshmallow
A marshmallow is a sugar-based confectionery that in its modern form typically consists of sugar, water and gelatin whipped to a squishy consistency, molded into small cylindrical pieces, and coated with corn starch. Some marshmallow recipes call for eggs. This is the modern version of a medicinal confection made from Althaea officinalis, the marshmallow plant. -
Cereal
Lucky Charms is a brand of cereal produced by the General Mills food company since 1964. The cereal consists of toasted oat pieces and multi-colored marshmallow shapes. The label features a leprechaun mascot, Lucky, animated in commercials.
