Pascalls marshmallows

[PrincessBandit]

Can anyone tell me what the flavouring they use in these things is? It seems suspiciously like raspberry to me (a flavour which, on it's own, I can't stand) - yet I seem to be uncontrollably drawn to scoffing the little buggers down when there's a bag of them in the pantry.

No, no pregnancy jokes either!!!! (I can see them coming a mile off)

I really do want to know what the flavour of marshmallows is though if anyone knows. (It just says "flavouring" on the packet. Oh really??)

[crazyhorse]

Haven't really given it any thought - just assumed it would be strawberry. Oh well.........

[James Deuce]

She...spelled....it...right...Sob.

[Foxzee]

Got me thinking...might just have to go and buy some to taste test them

[Stirts]

As a distinguished connoisseur in the matters of marshmallows, I can confirm that your suspicion in regards to the pink Pascalls Marshmallows is indeed correct. The flavour is raspberry!

Cadbury website says so

I wish I could poo marshmallows, but they would only end up like rockyroad

[Devil]

Pink marshmallows should be banned. Why oh why do they insist on ruining a perfectly good packet of white marshmallows with those abominations.
Bleagh.

[Stirts]

Pink marshmallows should be banned. Why oh why do they insist on ruining a perfectly good packet of white marshmallows with those abominations.
Bleagh.

[Laxi]

She...spelled....it...right...Sob.

HAHA! you got robbed

[PrincessBandit]

She...spelled....it...right...Sob.

That's because I pronounce my words correctly. They have never been marshmellows as far as I'm concerned. I'm mellow enough to be able to not need it in my marsh. Or something like that.

On the other hand, I may be quite misled and you might not be referring to the spelling of marshmAllows at all!

p.s. thank you to those brave souls who are now going to put themselves on the front line with me to eat these little delicacies (all in the name of science and research, of course)

[Leviticus]

Raspberry Marshmallows... Thats a mouthful isn't it?

Wonder what the record is? Might have to get some and try

[Stirts]

Wonder what the record is? Might have to get some and try

Apparently 16 large marshmallows. Ready.......steady...........go!!!

Post a pic up too

[P38]

Marshmellow Junkies in KB .... Well fancy that?

So heres the low down from someone who has worked in the food industry for far too long.

Pink ones represent Rasberry.
White ones represent Vanilla

However "Rasberry flavour" does not mean it is actually a flavour from a Rasberry as all marshmellows contain

Artificial Colour and Artificial flavour

i.e. chemicals formulated to mimick said flavours.

Marshmallows are made from only a few ingredients, which fall into two main categories: Sweeteners and Emulsifying agents.
Sweeteners include corn syrup, sugar, and dextrose. Proportionally, there is more corn syrup than sugar because it increases solubility (the ability to dissolve) and retards crystallization.
Corn starch, modified food starch, water, gum, gelatin, and/or whipped egg whites are used in various combinations.
The resulting combination gives the marshmallows their texture. They act as emulsifying agents by maintaining fat distribution and providing the aeration that makes marshmallows puffy.
Gum, obtained from plants, also can act as an emulsifier in marshmallows, but it is also important as a gelling agent.

Most marshmallows also contain artificial flavoring.
If they are colored marshmallows, the colour usually comes from an artificial colouring.

I've said too much haven't I

[RDjase]

Marshmellow Junkies in KB .... Well fancy that?

So heres the low down from someone who has worked in the food industry for far too long.

Pink ones represent Rasberry.
White ones represent Vanilla

However "Rasberry flavour" does not mean it is actually a flavour from a Rasberry as all marshmellows contain

Artificial Colour and Artificial flavour

i.e. chemicals formulated to mimick said flavours.

Marshmallows are made from only a few ingredients, which fall into two main categories: Sweeteners and Emulsifying agents.
Sweeteners include corn syrup, sugar, and dextrose. Proportionally, there is more corn syrup than sugar because it increases solubility (the ability to dissolve) and retards crystallization.
Corn starch, modified food starch, water, gum, gelatin, and/or whipped egg whites are used in various combinations.
The resulting combination gives the marshmallows their texture. They act as emulsifying agents by maintaining fat distribution and providing the aeration that makes marshmallows puffy.
Gum, obtained from plants, also can act as an emulsifier in marshmallows, but it is also important as a gelling agent.

Most marshmallows also contain artificial flavoring.
If they are colored marshmallows, the colour usually comes from an artificial colouring.

I've said too much haven't I

Thats like telling everyone what the KFC herbs and spices are

I thought marshmallows grew on trees

PS ,just off to the dairy top get some

[P38]

A History of the humble but delicious Marshmellow

History
Originally, however, marshmallows were made from the root sap of the marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis) plant. It is a genus of herb that is native to parts of Europe, north Africa, and Asia. Marsh mallows grow in marshes and other damp areas. The plant has a fleshy stem, leaves, and pale, five-petaled flowers. The first marshmallows were made by boiling pieces of the marsh mallow root pulp with sugar until it thickened. After it had thickened, the mixture was strained and cooled. As far back as 2000 B.C., Egyptians combined the marsh mallow root with honey. The candy was reserved for gods and royalty.

The marsh mallow root also has medicinal qualities. Marsh mallow roots and leaves can work as a laxative. It also was used by early Arab doctors as a poultice to retard inflammations. Marsh mallow roots were also used in treating chest pains, to soothe coughs and sore throats, and as an ointment. Whether used as a candy or for medicinal purposes, the manufacturing process of marsh mallows was limited to a small, almost individual, scale. Access to marsh mallow confections was limited to the wealthy until the mid-nineteenth century. Common people only tasted marsh mallows when they took pills; doctors sometimes hid the medicine inside the candy to cover the pill's undesirable taste.

Modern marshmallow confections were first made in France around 1850. This first method of manufacture was expensive and slow because it involved the casting and molding of each marshmallow. French candy makers used the mallow root sap as a binding agent for the egg whites, corn syrup, and water. The fluffy mixture was heated and poured onto the corn starch in small molds, forming the marshmallows. At this time, marshmallows were still not mass manufactured. Instead, they were made by confectioners in small stores or candy companies.

By 1900, marshmallows were available for mass consumption, and they were sold in tins as penny candy. Mass production of marshmallows became possible with the invention of the starch mogul system of manufacture in the late nineteenth century. In the starch mogul system, a machine automatically fills trays with starch about 2 in (5.08 cm) thick, which is then evened off and slightly compressed. Then a printing board, made of plaster, wood, or metal trays shaped to mold the marshmallow of the final product is pressed into the starch and withdrawn. Then the space created is filled with hot creme. The first moguls were wood, but all were steel by 1911. Gelatin and other whipping agents replaced the mallow root in the ingredient list.

In 1955, there were nearly 35 manufacturers of marshmallows in the United States. About this time, Alex Doumak, of Doumak, Inc., patented a new manufacturing method called the extrusion process. This invention changed the history of marshmallow production and is still used today. It now only takes 60 minutes to produce a marshmallow.

[PrincessBandit]

Marshmellow Junkies in KB .... Well fancy that?

So heres the low down from someone who has worked in the food industry for far too long.

Pink ones represent Rasberry.
White ones represent Vanilla

However "Rasberry flavour" does not mean it is actually a flavour from a Rasberry as all marshmellows contain

Artificial Colour and Artificial flavour

i.e. chemicals formulated to mimick said flavours.

Marshmallows are made from only a few ingredients, which fall into two main categories: Sweeteners and Emulsifying agents.
Sweeteners include corn syrup, sugar, and dextrose. Proportionally, there is more corn syrup than sugar because it increases solubility (the ability to dissolve) and retards crystallization.
Corn starch, modified food starch, water, gum, gelatin, and/or whipped egg whites are used in various combinations.
The resulting combination gives the marshmallows their texture. They act as emulsifying agents by maintaining fat distribution and providing the aeration that makes marshmallows puffy.
Gum, obtained from plants, also can act as an emulsifier in marshmallows, but it is also important as a gelling agent.

Most marshmallows also contain artificial flavoring.
If they are colored marshmallows, the colour usually comes from an artificial colouring.

I've said too much haven't I

Wow, the humble wee marshmallow is more complex than I ever realised!
Thanks for the chemistry lesson! I'll never think of them the same way again....

Who am I kidding? scoff scoff scoff scoff (starting to feel a bit queasy now)