[Sca-cooks] marshmallows
Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius
adamantius.magister at verizon.net
Tue Aug 29 08:08:54 PDT 2006
On Aug 29, 2006, at 9:54 AM, Sue Clemenger wrote:
> It's too early yet, to do anything besides helplessly giggle at
> this thread
> (and wincing as Lainie's ex's lips go "tsst" ;o). I'm laughing at
> Evil
> Spawn not knowing how to cook a marshmallow (what does "UUY" stand
> for,
> Master A?)
I believe it's Phlip's acronym, and stands for Ultimate Urban Yankee.
I don't normally think of myself in those terms, but sometimes it
becomes more apropos than at others. In the whole marshmallow-
toasting field, I'm one of those people with a lot of good theory,
but not a lot of experience. Most camping activities, I find, take
valuable time away from fishing ;-).
> , remembering how we used to cook them as kids when camping (using
> the slip-coat method, and having contests to see how many layers
> one could
> successfully cook, and the searches to find the perfect, green
> stick to cook
> them on), and having the best time watching a bunch of creditable,
> professional, grown-up food geeks revert to childhood. It's grand,
> and a
> perfectly lovely way to start my morning! (much better than
> contemplating
> going to work!) Woo-hoo for an extended silly season!
Well, we never did really get to discuss Twinkies or Mario Nebbits in
depth, so it's understandable.
> Y'all can have my share of the world's puffy pillows of joy,
> though. I
> can't stand them (lost my taste for them as an adult, and that
> includes
> using them in s'mores).
> --Maire, on the sidelines of the rally, waving her "Make Love, Not
> Marshmallows" sign.....
I'd like to try real ones, made with actual marsh mallow goo... I
have never in my life even seen a s'more up close (I saw one being
made once in a movie called "The Sandlot"), let alone tried one...
But I'll see your s'mores and raise you a warm pain au chocolat.
Adamantius
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