Y’see, ever since I moved into this apartment, I’ve gotten marshmallow cravings. I have a fireplace, and I figure “hey, it’s just an indoor campfire. 'Mallow time!” but I’ve grown lazy, and I don’t like being stuck in that one spot building and tending a fire.
My solution? Toasting by candle-light! Yes indeed, now I can enjoy roasty, squishy mallows anywhere! I even tried quasi-s’mores, with bread, chocolate sauce and marshmallows, but it turns out that’s not so good. It takes a little longer for each marshmallow, and they are more prone to small areas bursting into flame. I consider it all part of the fun
I’ve been doing this for years with mini-marshmallows and toothpicks. Basandre and I even once threw a party (small party) where this was a main entertainment option (small town).
Believe it or not, you can toast marshmallows over a regular stove burner. Not a gas burner with a flame, but an electric burner.
Poke a fork into a marshmallow and hold it over a hot burner. For a moment it will seem that nothing is going to happen, then suddenly it will start turning brown. Rotate for a nice, even brown finish, or let it get hot and charred.
The main trick is getting it gooey enough inside. I usually end up with a tiny core of not-quite-gooey enough. However, still fun and tasty.
That’s the general idea; toast the outside to form a skin, then pull it off (it comes off in one piece), eat it, and toast the slightly smaller marshmallow you now have left; repeat until it’s all gone.
So it’s candles or the fireplace.