Mega Marshmellow
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Bags of marshmallows are melted and set together in a lined mould to make one oversized marshmallow, with a difficult unmoulding recorded in the story.
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- The ingredients were 3 packets of marshmallows, £1.74. They were melted, stirred, prodded and melted again on the gas, with a son’s finger slapped away, until finally runny. The mould was prepared with greaseproof paper and, there being no cornflour, ordinary flour; by then the marshmallow had begun to set, so the gas went back on for more melting and prodding before it was ladled into the mould and put in the fridge, the maker’s top now covered in sticky pink. Once it looked set it was tipped out, but the marshmallow was stuck to the greaseproof paper despite the flour; still with no cornflour, liberal sprinklings of custard powder on every sticky surface as it emerged did the job. Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 · Source 4 · Source 5
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Prepare mould with greaseproof paper and cornflour…. er, no cornflour…. rats! Have to be ordinary flour then, no one will notice.
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3 packets of marshmallows; cost £1.74
Melt, stir, melt, stir, prod, melt, stir, slap away son’s hand when he tries to stick his finger in the melty stuff, prod, prod, melt, stir, ooh look it’s finally runny, turn off gas.
Prepare mould with greaseproof paper and cornflour…. er, no cornflour…. rats! Have to be ordinary flour then, no one will notice.
Find that marshmallow already beginning to set, turn on gas and melt and prod a bit more, then ladle into mould. Put mould into the ‘fridge, then go and change top which is now covered in sticky pink stuff – it’s worse than chewing gum.
Remove from ‘fridge when it looks to be set. Slap away son’s hand… "no you may NOT stick your finger in it!"…. and tip out of mould. Now comes the hard bit… the marshmallow is stuck (flour notwithstanding) to the greaseproof paper. I need cornflour…. double rats; still no cornflour. Brainwave! Liberal sprinklings of custard powder on every sticky surface as it emerges, and things are beginning to take shape.
Et voila.
