FUN WITH SUGAR

[rejectomorph]

Put a marshmallow in your microwave oven. It will get large. Some of them will swell up to the size of a tennis ball. They become very chewy. Make sure it is on a plate rather than paper of any sort, since the part in contact with the surface will caramelize and stick. As for the time, well, you just have to watch them. When they stop growing, they are ready. It usually takes less than a minute. After they are removed from the oven, they will begin to shrink again, and the soft center will begin to harden. It is quite different than a marshmallow toasted over an open flame. Ah, the joys of technology!

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[scrypto.livejournal.com]

In New York State, bags of little marshmellows are not taxable because they're cooking supplies. Bags of big marshmellows are taxable because they're candy. At least this was true a few years ago. I am aware of the fact that this is only marginally relevant to your post :)

[rejectomorph]

Ah, the perils of gastronomic taxonomy!

In California, we tax donuts, but not bagels or the jars of sweet things which can be spread on the bagels. Stealth donuts.