'Smores - is it me?

[MummyPigsFatTummy]

I downloaded a US camp cooking book recently and found a recipe for 'smores. I thought they would be fab round the fire this weekend. As I have no idea what a Graham Cracker is, I peered closely at the black and white print-out of the book, and thought they looked a bit like square digestives, so that is what I used. I sandwiched marshmallows and Dairy Milk between two digestives, wrapped it all in foil and put them in the embers round the edge of the fire.

The digestives burnt to a bitter black crisp and the rest stayed pretty much uncooked - does anyone know what I was doing wrong? (In the end we left them in the fire until the digestives were completely black and ate the by then melted chocolate/marshmallow centres - yummy.)

Nononono, IME you make smores by toasting the marshmallow then sandwiching the hot marshmallow along with a square or two of chocolate between 2 digestive biscuits. Mmmmmm (happy memories of scoffing smores as a teenager on camp!)

Oooooohhhh. Doh! That explains it - I will try again in two weeks. Thanks

...or be really lazy like me and use chocolate digestives and then you don't even need to breakup the dairy milk!
Don't wait two weeks: you can toast your marshmallows over tealights!

Ooh great idea momb - tonight it is then.

I have always had a resistance to 'smores

1. Because they featured heavily in those nauseating Barney the Dinosaur programes
2. Silly American name / spelling
3. They sound unweildy and impractical - as soon as you take one bite, the biscuit will break up, big chunks of choc don't go between two biscuits, etc
4. More feelings about over-conscious adoption of American habits, like Proms and calling the car park the 'parking lot'.
5. They digestivbe biscuits - not Graham Crackers, or 'crackers' of any bloody kind!

AIBU?

I use choccy digestives too, but agree that by the time you sandwich three melting marshmallows in between and take a bite, the whole lot falls apart and the gooey marshmallows ooze out of the back! Perhaps stick to one or two marshmallows and don't be greedy like me

My fave campfire treat at Guides was slice a banana down the middle (but not all the way through) stuff with marshmallows and choc buttons, wrap in foil and chuck in the embers.

Wait a little while for it to turn to a sweet and sickly mush. NOM NOM!

Blu Graham crackers are nothing like digestives. They're a honey flavoured cracker that is no way at all like a digestive. I've yet to find anything in the UK that's comparable.

That said they do alot of the same jobs (bases for cheesecakes etc)

Is a Graham Cracker like a Golden Graham but bigger MadCap?
Thats how I imagine them to be but when you google everyone says the equivalent is the tedious digestive.

Notso Yes it is. They also have nice perforated lines for ease of breaking into squares. They are usually the size of ryvitas. So one cracker, broken in half is perfect for a s'more.

I'm pretty sure, though, could be wrong that s'mores were invented by the girl scouts.

Yay, I knew they weren't like digestives.

Blu YABabitU though not about Barney and I don't know anyone British who says Parking Lot! Embrace the s'more!

Well I certianly agree with Blu that, from my limited experience, they are unwieldy and impractical. Perhaps Grahams Crackers stand up to more abuse. Our digestives broke up at the first hint of being pressed into silver foil, let alone anyone actually taking a bite.

I am still going to try them again but following SugarMice/Momb's suggestions this time.

S'mores are amazing. But you need actual Hershey's and graham crackers.

That said, a melted marshmallow between sme dark choc digestives does sound quite yummy...

Yes, embrace the s'more but they are easier with chocolate digestives.

HERSHEY's? You seriously wnat us to introduce HERSHEY's to our Uk Campfire tradition? Dear God, Barney, Hershey's - all revolting.

And I saw someone on a v recent MN parking thread going on about outrage in the 'parking lot'.

I yearn for the kind of campsites that are routine in the National parks. Great areas of wilderness, the great Lakes, many aspects of the geat American Outdoors. I love the pie irons, the grandpa's toasting forks, The Appalachian Trail, The Smokey Mountains... but Barney and the worst brand of choc in the world? No, no, no!

Is Hershey's even chocolate? It's more like weird brown chalk, in taste and consistency. Just eat cake when camping. Nice and easy and goes much better with wine.

But s'mores are American... so rightly made with the US ingredients.

I think we are advocating an anglicised sort of s'more, Shiraz.

::best of both worlds emoticon::

Sounds like a Wagon Wheel. Have a Wagon Wheel.

They are soo good

Yuk wagon wheels.Do they still make them? Vile.

I don't even like marshmallows, never mind Hersheys. Not sure why I tried to make snores now.

Perhaps I will stick to brownies next time.

I cheat when not camping - you can also do them in the microwave

Sandwich it all together and give it a spin.

To get graham crackers have you tired American sweets online. They are based in aldershot and Guildford and do the best range of American foods ime

Sorry, that sounds vile. And I only know the term thanks to watching Will and Grace. Episode with Demi Moore.

Yes, yuk to wagon wheels.

I'm a Brownie leader and s'mores are a big part of our summer.