1936 The Angelus Campfire Marshmallow Company’s Marshmallow Man!

Marshmallows!! I’m obsessed with vintage marshmallow and marshmallow creme recipe booklets! So far, in my opinion, these marshmallow recipe booklets have had the most fabulous graphics and illustrations out of all the booklets in my collection. Now, I do favor a more colorful and kitschy style booklet cover with pastel colors, cartoonish characters and wide-eyed chubby-faced children. The Fluff brand marshmallow creme recipe booklets delivered ALL of those things and have so far, been my favorite booklets…until now! But before I show you my new faves, let’s dive into some interesting facts about those sticky, sweet, soft and poofy marshmallows, shall we?

As a southerner, I can confidently state that we cannot do without our marshmallows and marshmallow creme. We love our sweet potato casserole complete with a toasted marshmallow top at Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as our buttery and sticky-sweet Rice Crispy treats, Fall-time S’mores and most importantly, my mama’s Fantasy Fudge that calls for a jar of Kraft marshmallow creme. Lots of our favorite dessert recipes call for marshmallows. Seems they’ve been around for a very long time too but, let’s get to the real wanna-know, important historical information like who invented sweet potato casserole anyway? Well,  Saveur.com tells us…

“In 1917, the marketers of Angelus Marshmallows hired Janet McKenzie Hill, founder of the Boston Cooking School Magazine, to develop recipes for a booklet designed to encourage home cooks to embrace the candy as an everyday ingredient. It featured plenty of instant classics, including fudge studded with chewy marshmallows; cups of hot cocoa dotted with them; and, yes, the first documented appearance of mashed sweet potatoes baked with a marshmallow topping.”

Can you believe it’s been around since 1917? Interesting historical information indeed!

Now for the main attraction! May I present to you the 1936 recipe brochure type pamphlets published by the Angelus - Campfire Marshmallow Company, Made With Marshmallow and Oh Boy! Marshmallow Desserts. Both feature the Angelus Marshmallow Man. How cute is this guy? He looks familiar doesn’t he? Fun fact is that the Angelus Marshmallow Man was the inspiration for the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in the Ghostbusters movie! Although, I think he’s cuter and we know he’s much less destructive. These pamphlets fold out to reveal a number of yummy marshmallow recipes. Let’s take a look!

Aren’t they fantastic! Do you have a favorite marshmallow recipe? I’d love to know what it is! Let me know in the comments! Thanks for stopping by and till next time, TOODLES!!