Marshmallows: Living In The Middle Ages

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Marshmallows have been around for centuries and they are not a candy, as most would think, but actually a plant. It is a member of the mallow family, living in the marshy areas, hence the name, “marshmallow.” Unlike the marshmallow candy, the marshmallow plant is rough and bitter. Around the ninth century, people, especially the Greeks, used marshmallows to heal wounds and sore throats. Soon enough, by the Middle Ages, the marshmallow would be used as almost any type of medical treatment. The (Ancient) Egyptians were the first people to make the marshmallow a treat and not medicine, by adding marshmallow sap, honey, and nuts, though this dish was reserved for the nobility and the gods. The marshmallow sap, honey, nuts, marshmallow did not look …show more content…

Soon, the treat was an immediate success; the only problem was drying the marshmallow root took one to two days: to speed up the process they instead used gelatin for plant extract. In the 1950’s, Alex Doumak created a process called extrusion. This process allowed marshmallows to get their cylindrical shape they are known for (Jeff Wells "The Long, Sweet History of Marshmallows" Mental …show more content…

Once I have found the volume and mass of the marshmallow pies, I will then find their density: taking all three marshmallow pies, I will weigh all three on the triple beam balance, and after doing so, I will identify their volume by using the length, width, and height method; after, I’ll divide to get the result on what amount of density the marshmallow pies have, to get my final results for my

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