Smores From Marshmallow Plants

Portland, Oregon. $30 - $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Get hands-on experience digging and processing marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) root into marshmallow, an original ingredient of the traditional confection. In the 1700s marshmallow root was a major ingredient of marshmallows. In the early 1800s, the recipe had gum arabic replace most of the marshmallow. In the late 1800s, marshmallow root was totally replaced with gelatin, which reflects much of what we buy ...