[Sca-cooks] marshmallows

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

On June 19, 1999, Kampgrounds of America, Inc. in Rodanthe, North 
Carolina set a world record for the "World's Largest S'more", 
weighing 788.9 pounds. Naturallya number of other corporations 
attempted to outdo this.

On 25 July 2001, The Coleman Company marked its 100th birthday by 
creating a new "World's Largest S'more" which weighed more than 1,200 
pounds. It was constructed using 4,514 chocolate bars, 10,800 
marshmallows and 21,600 graham crackers. It measured 20 feet by 23 
feet. The finished treat was served to more than 800 employees during 
a commemorative ceremony at company headquarters.

On May 23, 2003, ReserveAmerica, which operates campgrounds, 
constructed yet another "World's Largest S'more". It weighed around 
1,600 Pounds and was created with 7,000 Hershey's milk chocolate 
bars, 20,000 marshmallows and 24,000 graham crackers. According to 
the Guiness site, the marshmallows were toasted, although they don't 
look that way in the photos. After this, Guinness retired the 
"World's Largest S'more" category :-(
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=53349

The following "World's Largest S'more" measured 1,936-sq feet and was 
constructed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Virginia State 
Parks. It was made with 8,000 Hershey's chocolate bars, 40,000 
marshmallows and 55,000 graham crackers - nearly double the size of 
the previous record holder, though it didn't use quite as much 
chocolate. Photos show the marshmallows untoasted, and basically, it 
looks like just a whole lot of s'mores, not one giant s'more.

And unlike the Coleman Company s'more,  the Virginia "World's Largest 
S'more" wasn't even eaten (although i bet some kids sneaked some 
bites)
http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/flsmores.htm

Now, to me, if the marshmallows aren't toasted, and the chocolate 
isn't melty, it's not a s'more. It's just Hershey's chocolate and a 
couple cold marshmallows sandwiched between two graham crackers.
-- 
Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
the persona formerly known as Anahita

who hasn't eaten a s'more in quite a few years, but may think about 
making some at Mists Principality Fall Coronet in September or at the 
West Kingdom October Crown in, well, October
and
wondering how putting a nicely toasted marshmallow between two dark 
chocolate LU Petit Ecolier cookies would be...