August Birthday Party!

[Barbara Ann Storrier]

[Susan Hosken]

Oh I love this cat. I'll send it to a friend who likes cats. I love it. It makes me happy for all the happy birthdays

[Jules]

Happy Birthday Mary!

There is a very cool cookbook called Better than Store Bought that is now out of print but still available in used book stores and libraries. It contains the following
recipe for making your own marshmallows:

1/4 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup water
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sift the cornstarch and confectioners sugar into a bowl. Lightly grease an 8x8-inch square baking pan and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch-and-sugar mixture into it. Tilt the pan to coat the sides and the bottom. Leave any excess in the pan.

Sprinkle the gelatin into the water in a small saucepan and let soak for five minutes. Add the granulated sugar and stir over low heat until the gelatin and sugar dissolve.

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the gelatin mixture, corn syrup, salt and vanilla and beat for 15 minutes on high speed, until peaks form.

Spread the fluffy mixture in the prepared pan and smooth the top. Leave for two hours or until set.
With a wet knife, cut the marshmallow mixture into quarters and loosen around the edges. Sprinkle the remaining cornstarch-and-sugar mixture on a baking sheet and invert the marshmallow blocks onto it. Cut each quarter into nine pieces and roll each one in the starch and sugar.

Place the marshmallows on a cake rack covered with paper towels and let them stand over night to dry the surface slightly. Store airtight; the marshmallows will keep for a month.

[Barbara Ann Storrier]

Interesting, Jules! I bet one could get creative with the shapes of the mallows ... :)

[Lin Neiswender]

Wait till Dabs sees this!

[Mary Hicks]

Jules, I read this a couple of days ago and just laughed out loud! What a hoot, you funny girl you! I can just see ME going to the trouble of making marshmallows...but something is just calling me to try this.

Do you think these would explode in the microwave as well as the store-bought kind...you know, the ones that keep for up to one year?!

Love you!

[Jules]

Let me know if you do try it...I love to read=I have cook books. I don't like to cook=I read cook books...I don't use them.

I ma not sure about the exploding...but I bet you could shape them anyway you wanted :-)

[Lin Neiswender]

Poor thang needs some dancin' lessons though, lol. Maybe French Men Can't Dance...

[Lin Neiswender]

Very good, Cat! I'll pass them along to the kitties I know, and I'm sure they will agree with them!

[meewah]

Happy birthday to all August babe !!!

[Becca Allison]

Love this! Thanks from the August 19th babe!!!

[Barbara Ann Storrier]

Thank you so much, Meewah :)

[Lin Neiswender]

How cool Meewah! That could be on a greeting card!!!