History of marshmallows

History of marshmallows

Jan 1, 1800

The Marsh-Mallow plant was harvested from salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water

History 9of marshmallows

Apr 4, 1948

In 1948, Alex Doumak, a marshmallow manufacturer, began experimenting with different methods of marshmallow making

history of marshmallows

Jun 6, 1960

Just Born soon became the largest marshmallow candy manufacturer in the world. In the 1960s, Just Born started manufacturing seasonally-shaped Marshmallow Peeps.

History of marshmallows

Feb 2, 1980

The 1980s, Just Born released the Marshmallow Peeps Bunny

History of marshmallows

Sep 9, 1995

Until 1995, Marshmallow Peeps were only produced in pink, white and yellow colors.

history of marshmallows

Jul 7, 1999

In 1999, vanilla flavored Peeps were produced and a year later, a strawberry flavor was added