When we went to Cora's school's variety show, the bake sale featured homemade marshmallows, in three flavors. We enjoyed them, and since then, Cora has been asking to make her own. She tried to herself - mixing flour, powdered sugar and water - but that didn't work very well.
So, I went online and found a variety of recipes to choose from. We bought and borrowed the necessary tools and ingredients, and on Saturday, the marshmallow-making began.
After boiling the syrup mixture for more than 10 minutes, we added it to the gelatin and beat it for another 15 minutes or so. Then, we added blue food coloring - Cora's choice - and poured it into pans to harden over several hours.
Next, we cut the sweet treats with a well-oiled pizza cutter, and dipped them in powdered sugar to cease their stickiness.
I guess I should have tried harder to get a good "foodie blog" photo of the finished product in their marshmallowy goodness. But they were yummy!
We made enough to bring a tub to Juliana and Daryl's house Saturday evening. It was a gorgeous night, and the girls had a ball playing in the back yard and in the house.
They then watched a new movie, while the grownups ate like royalty.
On Sunday, we worked on some projects during the day, and in the evening took a walk around Bridgeport. No ducklings yet, but we did get chased by Canada geese. Later Violet found some coots to feed. She wasn't scared, which marks a change. For a long time, she would cry when the ducks came near her stroller.
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