No Thanksgiving Fails thread would be complete without one of the funniest TV scenes ever filmed. You’re welcome!
Nothing to crazy, but one I never let my wife forget. The first Thanksgiving in our new house my wife wanted to do it instead of her moms. Ended up putting the beater in the mashed potatoes to far and had them littered with teflon flakes. We still have the pot and it still has the marks.
Sweet potatoes or yams.... covered in marshmallows. Fuching travesty.
AgreedHow marshmallows have made it as far as they have is a miracle. Most overrated one trick pony of all time.
“Hey, what if we burn them in a fire, squish them between graham crackers and load it with chocolate? Maybe then they’d be ok. Let’s try it.”
It is possible to make a killer Smore with the correct technique and a little patience. I am good for 1 maybe every 2-3 years. But if you have children under the age of 15... the whole event, including cleanup, is an absolute shiit show.
We do a nice potluck at work every year for Thanksgiving. Just a couple of weeks ago, a new-ish employee wanted to make the sweet potatoes because she claimed she had the best recipe on the planet. I asked her a simple question, "Does it have a marshmallow topping?" To which she enthusiastically said yes with great pride and smiling from ear to ear. I then smugly told her that is would be terrible
So she brings it in on potluck day and she left one corner without the topping, just for me. I put a stickie note on it that said, "You will be fired if you touch this corner".
It was barely acceptable.
Although sometimes I kind of like a well browned marshmallow I am not a big fan. But for something that is so similar to be so different, try roasting Peeps. Yes, marshmallow Peeps. Same principle but the texture is a little difference and the sugar on the outside carmelizes into a nice crispy shell. Much better than marshmallows. Plus it's fun to watch the eyes bug out!How marshmallows have made it as far as they have is a miracle. Most overrated one trick pony of all time.
“Hey, what if we burn them in a fire, squish them between graham crackers and load it with chocolate? Maybe then they’d be ok. Let’s try it.”
The potluck story has me rolling. But the first part is so accurate. The amount of things within a 50 foot radius that will be randomly sticky days after the event, plus the cleanup of sticks and chocolate wrappers that seem to multiply overnight, makes any potential temporary enjoyment of the actual s’more completely not worth it.