the history of marshmallows

By millieholley71

  • when they were invited

    when they were invited
    Marshmallow candy originated in ancient Egypt. It was a honey candy that was flavored and thickened with Marsh-Mallow plant sap.

  • fluff

    fluff
    People have been known to eat it straight from the jar, but it's been put to use more often in a marshmallow fudge named for Mamie Eisenhower. According to The History of Fluff: "In the early 1900s, Archibald Query of Somerville made the first Fluff in his kitchen and sold it door to door.

  • Alex Doumak experiment

    Alex Doumak experiment
    In 1948, Alex Doumak, a marshmallow manufacturer, began experimenting with different methods of marshmallow making. Now, marshmallows can be made by piping the fluffy mixture through long tubes and cutting its tubular shape into equal pieces.

  • Peeps were born

    Peeps were born
    In 1953, the Just Born candy company bought the Rodda Candy Company. Rodda produced a handmade candy marshmallow chick and Bob Born of Just Born loved the way the marshmallow chick looked. A year later in 1954, Bob Born had a machine made that would massproduce marshmallow chicks, which he trademarked Peeps

  • color peeps

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

  • photo credit

    photo credit
    Marshmallow Peeps are seen on display at McCaffrey's Supermarket April 18, 2003 in Southampton, Pennsylvania. Just Born, the manufacturer of Marshmallow Peeps, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Marshmallow Peeps, and now produces more than one billion individual Peeps per year.