tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post3778125582621711612..comments2023-05-25T21:52:37.992+10:00Comments on Plan A: Heavenly Marshmallowphillipdavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230708396231391641noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-12793539670570977932020-05-22T19:58:29.720+10:002020-05-22T19:58:29.720+10:00Thanks for you're a blog about the awful Austr...Thanks for you're a blog about the awful Australian marshmallows. I have been travelling for a few years when I got to Australia and I really wanted to make an Apple salad that I had been craving since leaving the US and what a disappointment after chopping the apples and pecans (and spending so much money on pecans) only to have the Aussie marshmallows ruin it. You can get American ones from USA Foods which has a small store in West Sydney but you can order them through their Melbourne store online. I just read a blog from an Australian woman freezing her made of marshmallows over the US ones but I have to say she is dead wrong on this subject!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597701982570278283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-43687756046339571882016-12-14T10:05:58.134+11:002016-12-14T10:05:58.134+11:00This was very entertaining and educational - thank...This was very entertaining and educational - thanks!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03149503511371513159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-83212795293625141472016-03-27T02:11:36.375+11:002016-03-27T02:11:36.375+11:00You mentioned the very reason why they specify the...You mentioned the very reason why they specify the gelatine as beef - it's halal/kosher.<br /><br />The wheaten cornstarch is how they keep them from sticking together. The ingrdient which makes the difference in the texture is the corn syrup. Go and make two home made marshmallow recipes, one with just sugar, water and gelatine, and one with corn syrup. The corn syrup mixture is grossly stretchy, which makes that odd chewy texture in the marshmallows. I don't know why american marshmallows don't melt properly, but it has to be the corn syrup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-955721490046733612015-12-11T19:53:35.089+11:002015-12-11T19:53:35.089+11:00Earlier today I placed an order for graham cracker...Earlier today I placed an order for graham crackers and chocolate Hershey bars with O Canada:<br /><br />http://ocanada.com.au/shop/<br /><br />I'll pick up my order Wed to avoid shipping cost. <br /><br />I'm glad I read this article as I haven't tried Aussie marshmallows yet and didn't realize that they were different. I'll pick some Roasters up at the North Lakes Costco. Don't really need jumbo marshmallows but they don't sell regular ones. We're going to introduce our Aussie friends next week to S'Mores, fun! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-5844260138994190362014-10-17T21:32:18.574+11:002014-10-17T21:32:18.574+11:00I live in Queensland. I made rice krispie squares...I live in Queensland. I made rice krispie squares 7 years ago - haven't tried it since. They were way too sweet. I also wrote a strongly worded letter to Kraft asking about Cool Whip - still no progress there, I'm afraid.<br /><br />My husband is Aussie - he pronounces gelatine "gel-a-tin", but spells it with the 'e' on the end - not sure what the logic is there. For years he thought graham crackers weighed 1 gram each.<br /><br />I think they mention the beef part for Muslim people who wouldn't have gelatine if it was sourced from pigs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-32669865621773507992013-10-04T23:51:43.391+10:002013-10-04T23:51:43.391+10:00Hi Paula - thank you for your comment! And now I&...Hi Paula - thank you for your comment! And now I'm craving Rice Krispy Treats... oi vey!<br /><br />I will definitely make Halloween a public holiday here if I ever become Prime Minster :) And Thanksgiving too - this country needs more turkey!phillipdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230708396231391641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-87133904318938297302013-10-04T13:01:55.113+10:002013-10-04T13:01:55.113+10:00So my mom just sent me a link for Halloween witch ...So my mom just sent me a link for Halloween witch heads made out of marshmallows. I’m a Canadian living in Australia and I love Halloween. I explained to my mom that it wouldn't work because that recipe required proper marshmallows, which Australia doesn't have. I don’t think she fully believed me. Marshmallows are marshmallows, right? Wrong. I then did a google image search to see if I could show her the differences, and sure enough, I found your blog, which thoroughly compared the marshmallows even better than I would have. <br /><br />I once tried to make ambrosia (marshmallow salad) for Christmas one year (just like my Nana used to make) and wow, what an unbelievable disaster. The marshmallows liquefied. It turned into bright pink sludge with bits of mandarin, pineapple, and coconut floating in it. And of course, if you were game enough to even try it (which no one was, but me), it tasted nothing like it was supposed to. I thought maybe the heat and humidity caused the marshmallows to liquefy, but now I’m thinking it was the actual ingredients of these fraudulent marshmallows. Can these powdery, strange tasting, liquefying pink and white impostors even be called marshmallows? I think not. <br /><br />I was thinking about trying to make rice crispy squares, but clearly that would be about as successful as my pink sludge salad, so I won’t bother.<br /><br />I wish you well on your evil scheme to take over Australia. I have a whole list of products I would like you to import once you've accomplished your goal. And could you please make Halloween a national holiday? That would be wicked. <br /><br />Paula<br />Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214521714899503483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-40818589004566187312013-07-07T13:49:32.322+10:002013-07-07T13:49:32.322+10:00RoosterTeeth sent me here.
Also, I'm an Ameri...RoosterTeeth sent me here.<br /><br />Also, I'm an American (originally from Arizona) living in Melbourne Australia, and I sympathize with you completely :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628879100373631446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-33157637080017410892013-07-03T15:50:02.314+10:002013-07-03T15:50:02.314+10:00Roosterteeth!!!!Roosterteeth!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-13501614667981218752013-07-02T15:59:18.127+10:002013-07-02T15:59:18.127+10:00They include beef near the gelatin to indicate whi...They include beef near the gelatin to indicate which animal the gelatin came from.<br />Beef gelatin = kosher<br />pig gelatin = not kosherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-82653637349232498592012-11-18T22:27:12.578+11:002012-11-18T22:27:12.578+11:00Thanks, Bianca and Amy! Someone else told me that ...Thanks, Bianca and Amy! Someone else told me that Harris Farms stocked American marshmallows but that they cost about the same price there as a Hyundai. I better watch these cravings...phillipdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230708396231391641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-39513527501978340992012-11-16T17:29:50.197+11:002012-11-16T17:29:50.197+11:00ps: we've tracked down american marshmallows t...ps: we've tracked down american marshmallows tonight at Harris Farms. Aldi's apparently has them too and I found some on a gluten free food site. Buy more! Share with friends. Spread the American marshmallow love.Amy Badskirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472022325478046250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-25312150994092444312012-11-16T17:24:15.770+11:002012-11-16T17:24:15.770+11:00Ace blog post. As an American living in Australia,...Ace blog post. As an American living in Australia, I find this spot on. Thanks for the laughs.Amy Badskirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472022325478046250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-30317115301278507522012-11-11T02:12:31.525+11:002012-11-11T02:12:31.525+11:00I recently tried American marshmallows and I fell ...I recently tried American marshmallows and I fell in love! In my opinion they are SO much better than Australian ones.. now I can only eat the American ones. The problem is there is very limited places you can buy American marshmallows where I live, because of course I live in Australia.. and they are American. Anyway, I googled to see if anyone felt the same way and I saw your post, very entertaining :)BiancaJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891862188222128290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-84459181758212966402012-10-25T07:27:17.252+11:002012-10-25T07:27:17.252+11:00hahahahaha I can't believe you remember my gif...hahahahaha I can't believe you remember my gift wishes from back then!!! Incredible... and I guess I can say now: I TOLD YOU SO haahahahaha Clau Diahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366105873739310403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-28484612594906609272012-10-08T22:40:13.734+11:002012-10-08T22:40:13.734+11:00I may just have to do that!!!I may just have to do that!!!phillipdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230708396231391641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163438676198081593.post-21026674547222016752012-10-08T10:40:57.626+11:002012-10-08T10:40:57.626+11:00Hilarious post! you should make some of your own ...Hilarious post! you should make some of your own and see how they turn out. Better than Australian OR American, for sure: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-marshmallows-recipe/index.html Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com