We gave out gifts of homemade treats to our neighbors for the holidays this year – some got Scottish shortbread and lemon curd (made with delicious Meyer lemons from one neighbor’s tree), and some got homemade hot cocoa mix with marshmallows. Everything was pretty easy to make. Larry made the hot cocoa mix and I did everything else. I had a bit of a disaster on hand with the marshmallows (overflowing saucepan), but I got everything cleaned up and they turned out really good anyway.
- Thick Scottish Shortbread (Fine Cooking #26, May 1998, p. 54)
- Lemon Curd (Fine Cooking #26, May 1998, p. 54)
- Marshmallows (Fine Cooking #36, January 2000, p. 47)
- Hot Cocoa Mix (Good Eats, Art of Darkness II: Cocoa)
Wow! Who knew you could make marshmallows at home?
Now I’ll have to figure out how to make my own peeps!!
Hmm, I think it would be similar. Just need a mold and some food coloring? Homemade marshmallows are tasty but I get kind of grossed out by the gelatin.