The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for July 11, 2017

Or you could use this recipe that was actually used in that time period and does not contain corn syrup:Easy Old-Fashioned Homemade Marshmallows

1 cup (240ml) water, divided2 packages gelatin (7 grams each) or 4½ teaspoons loose gelatin powder2 cups (420gms) sugar1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract1/8 teaspoon salticing sugar to dust the panicing sugar

Sprinkle the gelatin on top of ½ cup (120ml) of the cold water in a small bowl or measuring cup. Stir lightly with a fork. Let it ‘bloom’ for at least 5 minutes, until it is all moistened and softened. It will be very thick.Meanwhile, heat the sugar and the remaining ½ cup of water in a medium-sized saucepan until the sugar is dissolved. Add the dissolved gelatin to the sugar syrup, using a spatula to get every bit of gelatin out of the bowl.Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil. (It will get foamy and you can’t stir down the bubbles.)Remove the saucepan from the heat. Let sit until lukewarm (about 20 to25 minutes).Add vanilla and salt, and pour into the bowl of a mixer. Beat with the a stand mixer (using the whisk attachment) on high speed until thick and tripled in volume – about 7 to 8 minutes, or with a rotary hand mixer, which will take a bit longer – maybe 10 minutes.While it is beating, prepare a 9 × 13″ (23×33cm) pan, by lightly greasing it and dusting it with icing sugar. Tip the pan over and knock out any excess icing sugar.When the marshmallow mixture has finished whipping, scrape it into the prepared pan, and use a wet spatula to smooth the top.Allow to set until cold, about 4 hours (or less if placed in the fridge) or up to overnight.Cut into squares with a knife dipped in water between each cut. If the top of the marshmallow mixture has dried out too much to stick well to the coconut, wet your fingers and smooth a thin slick of water over the top to moisten it again.Roll the marshmallow cubes in either the icing sugar, toasted coconut, or chopped nuts. Shake off excess if using icing

Jiminy Crickets!

For chrissake, this is not a cookery column. Can’t he get that into his head ?

That’s not cricket!

(Even if his nose does resemble a bat.)

Excellent! I literally laughed out loud! ☺

Imagine the goo left in Pinnochio’s nose…. Ewww.

hm—-an all-wood puppet with a wooden nose ,

set fire to the nose

wait a few minutes

Geppetto: These S’mores are great, but how’d the marshmallows turn green?Pinocchio: Sorry. I had to sneeze.

Now he’ll earn his merit badge for roasting marshmallows.

Jiminy Cricket’s response made this!

Jiminy says, anytime you want s’more, give a little whistle.

I just watched Pinocchio on TV not too long ago. It was such a treat! I hadn’t seen it… oh… in donkey’s years.

Or…marshmallows over a gas stove ring. Yum. In winter we roast them in the fireplace.

I have yet to find and read the original story but I will. I found Peter Pan and read the original story. Nothing like the Disney one.