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Marshmallows are spongy confections made of sugar
beaten into a fluffy texture with the aid of gelatin. Marsh-
mallows are essential components to many popular American
snacks such as Rice Krispies Treats and S'mores (a sandwich
of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows.
Marshmallows were originally made with the sap of the root
of the marsh mallow plant instead of gelatin. The sap was
cooked with egg whites and sugar and whipped into a foam.
This foam hardened when cool and was cut up and used as
a type of throat lozenge (marsh mallow sap reportedly acts
as a cough suppressant). In the late 1800's, the marsh mallow
sap was replaced with gelatin, and egg whites were
phased out of most mass produced recipes.
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