Food spam

[doyle]

People in my life seem to be craving American food today. My dad wants a pretzel because he's never eaten (or seen) one and he wants to know what kind of mighty snack could choke an American president, while marymac wants a Twinkie so she can explode it in the microwave.

Personally, I'd love some s'mores so I could find out what the hell they are...

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[sisabet.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'd love some s'mores so I could find out what the hell they are...

Food of the gods is all. Take a graham cracker and top it with chocolate (I prefer milk) and then a marshmallow and then microwave for a few seconds until the marshmallow poofs and then top it with another graham cracker. This is just the home version - preferred method is campside: stick a marshmallow on a stick - stick that in the bonfire until toasty (I like mine burnt) and then assemble as described above.

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[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Graham cracker... a quick survery has revealed that my housemates have never heard of them, so I'll assume they're an American thing. I'm sure we can improvise, though.

It sounds yummy.

[octopedingenue]

Mmmmmmm. Peeeerfect. *drooool*

I prefer the marshmallow-flambe smore as well. The blackened burnt part is the best. As a homemade alternative to the campfire-cooked version, I light a candle, stick a large marshmallow on the end of a skewer or icepick, and roast it above the candle (turning it like on a spit!). Then I stick it on the chocolate/graham cracker while it's still sizzling (to melt the chocolate) and chow down.

And go soft pretzels! Choose soft pretzels! Damn, now I'm huuungry, and it's two hours to dinner...

[octopedingenue]

My non-American friends are always mystified by the mention of "graham cracker", and they're named after an American, so I assume we did invent them. Basically they're very thin, very crisp cookies (biscuits?) that are flavored with honey and cinnamon. They're available in every American grocery store, so I've never bothered to make them by hand (nor known anyone who does), but there are recipes to make them.

[poisoninjest.livejournal.com]

See, this is where the cultural differences get especially frustrating, because I tried to explain smores to an Australian friend once and we got stuck on the graham cracker part. And... I can't explain them. They're... crackers. That are... graham flavored!!!

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[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

50% more grahams than regular crackers! *g*

[marymac.livejournal.com]

You have a problem with that?
You didn't earlier...

[abbylee]

Another alternative method:

If you have a toaster oven (and if you don't -- why the hell not!?!?!), then you can put the marshmallow in it to get that perfect brown crust.

[bandgeek.livejournal.com]

I had no idea that all of these foods are strictly American. He's never had a pretzel? That's like ... a dietary staple!

Mmm, s'mores ... you're making me hungry with such talk.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

::blink:: You've never heard of graham crackers?

Wow. Uh...they're sweetened, slightly chewy crackers made with graham flour. Mmm. Good stuff. Maybe you could find a store which imports American foods? We've got several here that import British and Scottish foods. Or maybe I'll just mail you a box. No one should be that deprived. :)

Hey, Doyle, I've got your cd ready - email me your address again.