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By Debbie Mitchell
Today's Foodie Friday is a no brainer for me, since I found out that today, August 10, is National S'mores Day. I found this tidbit of information out last week when I attended BlogHer12, one of the biggest blogger conferences around. Over four thousand bloggers attended the conference in New York City to advance their blogging know-how, connect with brands and see each other face to face. It was my first BlogHer conference and boy did I learn a lot.
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It was in the Hershey's and Walmart's Camp Bondfire suite where I surprised everyone with the news that I had never eaten a S'mores, apparently a summertime staple for lots of folks. Since S'mores are a big part of camping, I think being a city girl all my life who never camped, I missed out on this foodie treat. Besides, I've written here before that I am not a fan of marshmallows (OMG!), they are too sweet and just not appealing to me. So I never had a desire to have one sandwiched between chocolate and graham crackers.
Folks in the suite couldn't believe it, you would have thought I had committed a crime. How could it be? It became very clear to me that I was not going to be able to leave the room until I had made and tasted my first S'mores.
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My friend Marian, a self described S'mores expert, took charge of preparing the S'mores , but first, a few facts about S'mores courtesy of Hershey's and Walmart:
-S'mores have been around for more than 85 years and the first recorded recipe was in a Girl Scout handbook in 1927
- The word S'mores is a combination of the words "Some and More", since people couldn't get enough of the gooey treat
-Milton Hershey introduced the first Hershey 's Milk Chocolate Bar in 1900
Preparing our S'mores took only minutes. I've created a Brite slide show of the fun cooking adventure. View it at bottom of this post . By the way, yesterday I received a surprise email informing me that I was a finalist in @Britely's Brite of the Week Contest. Wow! I guess eating my first S'mores is turning out to be an event to remember. Now tell me , when was the first time you had a S'mores?
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Hey, Debbie. I don't like marshmallows either. I hadn't had a s'more until a few summers ago. Don't remember me being a big lover, but I didn't hate 'em either. Glad your experience gleaned so much fun!
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