Marshmallow: No root word -- Huh?

No, an American eggplant is a British (and French, but not Canadian) aubergine. A vegetable marrow is a kind of squash.

Shoot, down 10 points. Never again will I challenge a statement made by Dr. Fi. At least not before I know I can back it up. :slight_smile:
Martha Stewart made MM’s on her TV show. Looked pretty good. Martha, not the candy. That woman gives me a har… Uh, forget it.
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dlv:It sounds to me like, with the original plant extract gone, the modern marshmallow is no different from a merengue, except for the moisture. It’s just beat up egg white and sugar.

Your big difference is merengue doesn’t contain boiled down cow hides. They both contain the fetal fluids of a chicken.

Yum Yum.