How to Cook S'mores on a Camp Fire
Cooking s'mores on a campfire is a quintessential outdoors experience. While no one knows exactly who invented the s'more, the first recorded recipe was found in the 1927 Girl Scout Handbook. No matter how they were invented, Americans enjoy eating a charred glob of molten marshmallow placed between two graham crackers and a piece chocolate. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Campfire
- Shovel
- Sticks or wire hangers
- Pocket knife
- Pliers
- Marshmallows
- Chocolate bars
- Graham crackers
Instructions
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Build and light the campfire. Use the shovel to move coals and embers to one side after the fire is sufficiently hot.
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Carve the ends of the sticks with the pocket knife. Untwist the wire hangers with the pliers; bend one end into a loop for a handle.
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Break a graham cracker in half. Place two rectangles of chocolate on top of one of the graham crackers; set it aside.
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Spear one marshmallow with the end of the stick or hanger. Hold the marshmallows about 2 inches above the hot coals. Roast the marshmallow by rotating it over the hot coals until it is evenly browned. This usually takes two to three minutes.
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Set your evenly browned marshmallow on top of the chocolate-covered graham cracker; place the other graham cracker on top. Pull off the outside crust of the marshmallow by gently squeezing the crackers together. Return the rest of the marshmallow to the coals. Repeat roasting and pulling, layer by layer, until you reach the core of the marshmallow. Place the core of the marshmallow between the crackers. Gently slide the stick or hanger out of the marshmallow.
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Let the s'more cool for one or two minutes, or until the chocolate melts. Serve warm.
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Tips & Warnings
Use cinnamon or chocolate graham crackers, strawberry marshmallows and dark or white chocolate to add new flavors to an old dish.
Never leave the campfire or cooking marshmallows unattended.
Do not touch the hot marshmallows with your fingers.
Keep hot stick and hanger ends away from other people.
Make sure you know what type of plant your stick came from. Trees are a safe bet. Never use bush sticks, as you may run into poison ivy.
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