Perfecting the Art of the S'more

When it heads toward evening up at our cottage, we gather around the fire pit. . .

to rehash the day. . . and welcome the night.  Usually with a beverage. . .

Tom loves to put together a good fire!  It's so peaceful to watch the flames as the sky darkens, and night falls, and the flames die back . . .

and the embers start to dance!

That's when it's time . . .

to get out the marshmallows and the Hershey bars and the graham crackers.

Yes.  It's time for S'mores!

Over the years, we've made hundreds and hundreds of S'mores around our fire pit*.  Rarely do we have a trip Up North that doesn't involve that winning combination of toasted marshmallow - chocolate - and graham crackers.  Fun to make.  Tasty.  The perfect Social Snack!

Tom is a MASTER when it comes to S'mores!

He has a knack for finding just the right coals. 
He loads only one marshmallow on his toasting fork.
He is very patient about slowly turning the marshmallow so all sides toast evenly.
He waits.  And he waits.  And he waits.

Until that one, little, ordinary marshmallow puffs up with golden deliciousness!

Mmmmmm.  Mmmmmm.

Perfection!

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* Tom even introduced a group of his Indian colleagues to the S'more when they were visiting the United States last year.  They were a bit bewildered by the experience, but were very good sports about trying this American camp fire tradition!

Comments

[margene]

One of my very favorite things in life is sitting around a fire and staring into the flames and embers. Marshmellow artisans are hard to find as very few people have the patience to reach the pinnacle. Way to go Tom!

[Patty]

You're making me hungry! And as Margene said, there's nothing better than sitting around a fire. Good stuff Kym!

[Carole]

I love the photo of your fire with the windows or your cottage glowing in the background. It looks perfectly idyllic. Dale is the same way about toasting marshmallows as Tom - he is patient and gets them just right. I tend to be impatient and burn mine.

[Sharon]

I am drooling...they look soooooooo good. They don't taste the same when you toast them over a gas grill :(. Enjoy your weekend Kym!

[Marilyn]

Reading the comments, I'm seeing a trend here. Doug is the perfectionist when it comes to toasting marshmellows and I tend to rush along and burn them. Who knew? :)

[nancy]

I know it goes against tradition, but next time try replacing the hersheys bar with a reeses peanut butter cup. You may never go back to just chocolate again!

[Cookie]

Yummy!

[Diana Troldahl]

Now that made me hungry!