Toasting a marshmallow over an electric stove coil is tricky. Instead of igniting the marshmallow, you’re just as likely to find yourself trying to clean the melted marshmallow off the coil without burning yourself.
My mother used to make marguerites. It’s a graham cracker with a marshmallow on top, baked in the oven. No chocolate, but I could presume you could put some, somehow, I have several ideas.
Poor Children, poor Elvis, poor Lupin, poor Woman and Man. Pure chaos. Not only can marshmellow burn, they can burn you, too and leave a very nasty scar.
If you remove the crunchy outer shell you’ll have quite acceptable s’mores goo. And since they’re being toasted inside, you don’t have to worry about the s’mores goo being full of splinters, either!
Perhaps counter-intuitively, an open flame from a candle toasts those ‘smallows perfectly and relatively safely. But broiling them in the oven or browning them with a culinary torch is probably the safest bet. In any case, trying to roast marshmallows with only one free hand because you’ve got a Siamese cat in the other is definitely not advised.♥
I have never seen anyone ‘roast’ marshmallows over an electric range. The whole thing seems like a recipe for disaster. I’ve done it with my gas stove but…fire…
I once tried to cook marshmallows by myself when I was a kid, though it didn’t work very well; I used a long piece of K’nex as the skewer, and since I wasn’t allowed to use the oven or stove, just putting them in the microwave to heat up wasn’t the point, and I had no access to fire, I used the hottest thing I could find: a lightbulb.
I was using a length of plastic to press marshmallows directly onto a lamp bulb. As I said, it didn’t work very well.
Many years, possibly even a decade later, I discover the bulb of a particular lamp has some dark brown crusty shapes caked onto it, remember what caused them, and realize that not only did I not clean the bulb in any way, but apparently no one else had noticed over all those years.
Mom’s balancing Elvis and the marshmallow, tough to do. Lupin is his pyrotechnic / pyromaniac self. The boy and girl are handling it, well, maybe not. But not to worry, Dad’s there too!
That last panel is a bit like an all-American artwork gone haywire …Misadventure with Marshmallow and Meezer while Mischief Making Meower Marvels at Mayhem … or some such title to that effect …
This is a great decadent recipe for oven s’more bars. Use the non-stick foil and they come out of the pen easily. Like the ones from the campfire but even better with butter and brown sugar.12 whole graham crackers2 cups miniature marshmallows1 bag (11 1/2 oz) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips3/4 cup butter or margarine3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugarHeat oven to 350 F. Arrange graham crackers evenly in 151/2×101/2 inch jelly-roll pan. Sprinkle marshmallows, then chocolate chips on top.Combine butter and brown sugar in a medium microwave-proof bowl. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on High, until butter is melted. Stir to blend. Spoon evenly over marshmallows and chips.Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until barely golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares.Make about 24 bars.
OT … prayers requested from the Orb. My mom, known to many of you as The Gigi, has a dear friend named Evie. She and Evie have known each other since they were both five years old and have shared a lot of life experiences together – everything from standing up at each other’s weddings, to Evie being by my mom’s side when she was told, at age 17, that her father had died suddenly, and countless things in between.
Evie was diagnosed with cancer several months ago and although she had seemed to be doing well, Evie’s husband called my mom over the weekend and said that he will be calling hospice in today. My mom, as you might imagine, is not taking this news well. Prayer is requested for Evie, her husband Jim, and her children Maura and Tom, and also for my mom.
My stepson Ben taught me a genius way to make s’ mores in the house. Melt marshmallows( we Did 4) In microwave for about 12 seconds. Press each one between 2 fudge striped store bought cookies. Enjoy! You can also put 1 cookie topped by one room temp marshmallow in the microwave and cook about 10 seconds to puff marshmallow. Top with another room temp cookie. Chocolate will get melty in both versions.
Crisis in the kitchen! Elvis is on top of the situation!
OFF TOPIC:Kitten has arrived. She is NOT a tabby, she is dark grey all over. She is now tentatively named Smudge, unless she indicates that she prefers another name. She and Yum Yum are studiously ignoring each other.
I’ve never tried this, but a friend who loves s’more put her stamp of approval on it and it’s a safer way to makes s’mores in the house! I won’t be trying it anytime soon with the heat we’re having here in Seattle!
Le'letha Premium Member over 3 years ago
…and a fire extinguisher.
McColl34 Premium Member over 3 years ago
For a moment, in the last panel, I thought that Elvis’ microphone was a melting marshmallow in the woman’s hair. Thankfully, I was wrong.
McColl34 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ah, Lupin’s maniacal glee at the flaming marshmallow. He really is Chaotic Neutral, isn’t he?
deadheadzan over 3 years ago
Marshmallow torch!
face.less_b over 3 years ago
An induction stovetop would be safer. The marshmallow wouldn’t cook though. Unless it was fortified with a LOT of iron.
Sue Ellen over 3 years ago
Toasting a marshmallow over an electric stove coil is tricky. Instead of igniting the marshmallow, you’re just as likely to find yourself trying to clean the melted marshmallow off the coil without burning yourself.
WelshRat Premium Member over 3 years ago
Lupin KNEW!
Aspen_Bell over 3 years ago
My mother used to make marguerites. It’s a graham cracker with a marshmallow on top, baked in the oven. No chocolate, but I could presume you could put some, somehow, I have several ideas.
Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago
I don’t know which this reminds me of more – a Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial or “The Crazy World of Arthur Brown”:
 https://youtu.be/YzHtePuz13U
Jungle Empress over 3 years ago
The perfect recipe for chaos!
Robin Harwood over 3 years ago
The s’mores are doomed.
Bub5g over 3 years ago
And Lupin still wants to go to the fire, like always. sigh
DorseyBelle over 3 years ago
Burt’s back!
stairsteppublishing over 3 years ago
Poor Children, poor Elvis, poor Lupin, poor Woman and Man. Pure chaos. Not only can marshmellow burn, they can burn you, too and leave a very nasty scar.
Sionyx over 3 years ago
If you remove the crunchy outer shell you’ll have quite acceptable s’mores goo. And since they’re being toasted inside, you don’t have to worry about the s’mores goo being full of splinters, either!
Ruth Brown over 3 years ago
Elvis knows it takes mote than 3 things.
me_the_polish_gull over 3 years ago
Yikes!
catmom1360 over 3 years ago
The Man looks as if he’s going to ring the Woman’s neck.
catmom1360 over 3 years ago
The boy looks like he knows of the danger and he’s protecting his sister.
Pet over 3 years ago
I am glad I am not the one who has to clean burnt marshmallow off of the hob! :-)
Olive O'Sudden over 3 years ago
Perhaps counter-intuitively, an open flame from a candle toasts those ‘smallows perfectly and relatively safely. But broiling them in the oven or browning them with a culinary torch is probably the safest bet. In any case, trying to roast marshmallows with only one free hand because you’ve got a Siamese cat in the other is definitely not advised.♥
Tigrisan Premium Member over 3 years ago
I have never seen anyone ‘roast’ marshmallows over an electric range. The whole thing seems like a recipe for disaster. I’ve done it with my gas stove but…fire…
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
I used to cook hot dogs like that. :D
Defective Premium Member over 3 years ago
I thought a flaming marshmallow was the whole point of it.
Esmeralda Anistasia over 3 years ago
I once tried to cook marshmallows by myself when I was a kid, though it didn’t work very well; I used a long piece of K’nex as the skewer, and since I wasn’t allowed to use the oven or stove, just putting them in the microwave to heat up wasn’t the point, and I had no access to fire, I used the hottest thing I could find: a lightbulb.
I was using a length of plastic to press marshmallows directly onto a lamp bulb. As I said, it didn’t work very well.
Many years, possibly even a decade later, I discover the bulb of a particular lamp has some dark brown crusty shapes caked onto it, remember what caused them, and realize that not only did I not clean the bulb in any way, but apparently no one else had noticed over all those years.
The bulb still worked perfectly, too.
JDP_Huntington Beach over 3 years ago
Mom’s balancing Elvis and the marshmallow, tough to do. Lupin is his pyrotechnic / pyromaniac self. The boy and girl are handling it, well, maybe not. But not to worry, Dad’s there too!
Miss Mina over 3 years ago
I love how everyone is in a panic — except the delighted Lupin.
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
Lupin toe beans!
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
Elvis needs to supervise the Woman even more closely for the next one.
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
♪"She’s a flame – flamethrower
She’s a flamethrower at night
She’s a flame – a red-hot glower
She’s a flamethrower at night"♫
(written by Seth Justman)
Snowy&Finlay over 3 years ago
in-dubio-pro-rainbow over 3 years ago
Someone should have taken s’more care…
lsnielson over 3 years ago
Making S’mores in the microwave is an easy and fast way!
Kitty Katz over 3 years ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
Thomios: Time for the s’more cook out!
Burt-Ra: I’ve got a nice campfire all ready.
Elvis-Anum: I have the cat friendly chocolate bars.
Lupinium: And here’s the crackers.
Elvis-Anum: (How appropriate).
Quite sometime later
Queen Catshepsut the Golden: Oh, we’ve been here for quite some time! Time to get back to the palace.
Beatrixia: It’s really dark. How will we find our way back?
Puckmosis: Do we have any marshmallows left?
Thomios: Yes, lots.
Puckmosis: Then let’s make marshmallow torches.
Elvis-Anum: But can they safely light our way back?
The Queen: Thanks to the magic of cartoon science, yes!
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
LOL – Elvis and his “one toe,” “two toes” before all heck breaks loose.
Santana over 3 years ago
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
That marshmallow is not on fire
Come on, People, that looks dire
Come on, Lupin, so inspired
Try not to set your pants on fire
The time to hesitate is through
It’s time to do what is required
Try now, you can only lose
That awesome crust to which you so aspire
Come on, People, douse the fire
Come on, Lupin, quench desire
Try not to set the house on fire, yeah
(John Densmore / Jim Morrison / Robby Krieger / Ray Manzarek – Light My Fire – The Doors)
diskus Premium Member over 3 years ago
Blow torch, perfect and quick
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
Fire extinguisher – most definitely
Font Lady Premium Member over 3 years ago
Pucky white floof!
scyphi26 over 3 years ago
You can hear the panicked yelling in that last panel. :P
dmah Premium Member over 3 years ago
That last panel is a bit like an all-American artwork gone haywire …Misadventure with Marshmallow and Meezer while Mischief Making Meower Marvels at Mayhem … or some such title to that effect …
gcottay over 3 years ago
There’s a fine fine line between adventure and foolishness.
prrdh over 3 years ago
Four things…the fourth being a fire extinguisher.
SunflowerGirl100 over 3 years ago
For those (like me) worried how Georgia and family (2 and 4 legged) are doing the PNW heat wave, here’s what she wrote about yesterday’s cartoon
djhaywood Premium Member over 3 years ago
Did anyone else blow on their phone/computer when the marshmallow caught fire? Sigh… Been there too many times!
willie_mctell over 3 years ago
Leave out the marshmallow. Sometimes s’m’less is s’more.
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
Pucky toe beans!
BWSterling over 3 years ago
This is a great decadent recipe for oven s’more bars. Use the non-stick foil and they come out of the pen easily. Like the ones from the campfire but even better with butter and brown sugar.12 whole graham crackers2 cups miniature marshmallows1 bag (11 1/2 oz) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips3/4 cup butter or margarine3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugarHeat oven to 350 F. Arrange graham crackers evenly in 151/2×101/2 inch jelly-roll pan. Sprinkle marshmallows, then chocolate chips on top.Combine butter and brown sugar in a medium microwave-proof bowl. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on High, until butter is melted. Stir to blend. Spoon evenly over marshmallows and chips.Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until barely golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares.Make about 24 bars.
BWSterling over 3 years ago
Panel 3, is the woman singing or whistling for the man?
skipper1992 over 3 years ago
OT … prayers requested from the Orb. My mom, known to many of you as The Gigi, has a dear friend named Evie. She and Evie have known each other since they were both five years old and have shared a lot of life experiences together – everything from standing up at each other’s weddings, to Evie being by my mom’s side when she was told, at age 17, that her father had died suddenly, and countless things in between.
Evie was diagnosed with cancer several months ago and although she had seemed to be doing well, Evie’s husband called my mom over the weekend and said that he will be calling hospice in today. My mom, as you might imagine, is not taking this news well. Prayer is requested for Evie, her husband Jim, and her children Maura and Tom, and also for my mom.
wintercollie over 3 years ago
Happy Canada Day!! to all our Northern NA Orbsters. ( in my US city – Southern NA ORbsters.)
Miri Tallstag over 3 years ago
How does one set a stovetop roasted marshmallow on fire? Is your stove gas burning?
Biskits over 3 years ago
My stepson Ben taught me a genius way to make s’ mores in the house. Melt marshmallows( we Did 4) In microwave for about 12 seconds. Press each one between 2 fudge striped store bought cookies. Enjoy! You can also put 1 cookie topped by one room temp marshmallow in the microwave and cook about 10 seconds to puff marshmallow. Top with another room temp cookie. Chocolate will get melty in both versions.
Eric S over 3 years ago
DO NOT EVER DO THIS OVER A GAS BURNER!!! THE CHEMICALS FROM THE GAS LEACH INTO THE MARSHMALLOWS.
Zoomer&Yeti over 3 years ago
Orbsters, friends and families in the SE United States – stay safe. Tropical storm Danny could be forming.
Chris Sherlock over 3 years ago
Smores flambé. Yummo!
Abaham Linkon ✔️ over 3 years ago
And a phone, to call 911
JohnTheFoole over 3 years ago
NOOOOOO!!
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
Blow out the flame. The marshmallow will be fine.
gadenbaby (aka LadyKat) over 3 years ago
Crisis in the kitchen! Elvis is on top of the situation!
OFF TOPIC:Kitten has arrived. She is NOT a tabby, she is dark grey all over. She is now tentatively named Smudge, unless she indicates that she prefers another name. She and Yum Yum are studiously ignoring each other.
Michael G. over 3 years ago
Many hands make light work.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Flapjack omelette over 3 years ago
Elvis needs his nom noms…
Mx Crazy Cat Person over 3 years ago
Lupin is so happy at the chaos and marshmallow torch.
shirins Premium Member over 3 years ago
I’ve never tried this, but a friend who loves s’more put her stamp of approval on it and it’s a safer way to makes s’mores in the house! I won’t be trying it anytime soon with the heat we’re having here in Seattle!
https://cookcraftlove.com/simple-stovetop-smores-dip-3/
over 3 years ago
Holy smoke! Someone put out the fire!
Mr. Reader over 3 years ago
sometimes i think all people need “backup adult supervison”
MysteryMan357 over 3 years ago
the key word is patience
SHEEP on gocomics! over 3 years ago
burnt is how i like em! yummmy s’mores!
Felicity-the-cat 3 months ago
marshmallows are better after they’re burnt just the least little bit