Island Times Trivia Question

Girl Scouts of America, arise. This is your fifteen minutes of fame and it does not involve cookie sales, but it does involve a sweet, never to be forgotten treat. S’mores.

The winner of the Trivia contest was Jacquelyn Sisk of Dallas, Georgia who was visiting the Beach to see the Blue Angels Air Show. Here is the former Girl Scout’s entry to the question about S’mores, which have now reached the national stage since their first appearance in the 1927 Girl Scout Handbook.

1 Graham Cracker, Broken in Half

Regular Hershey bar, 4 to 6 squares

1 Jet-Puffed Marshmallow, large

Assemble your chocolate squares on half of your graham cracker. Have it and your other graham cracker close by.  Standing by the campfire, place your marshmallow on the end of a long, thin stick and roast it SLOWLY, till it has golden brown puffs on the outside to assure maximum gooeyness inside (but not ignited, unless you like it that way!).  Immediately upon removal from the camp fire, place the puffed marshmallow on top of the chocolate and graham cracker square, follow with placing the other half the graham cracker on the marshmallow.  Press lightly to create a "sandwich".  Allow just a few moments for the hot marshmallow to melt the chocolate into the graham cracker.  Then ENJOY your wonderful treat!

Beverly McCay, GM of the Holiday Inn Express, couldn’t resist this one. She, too, sent comprehensive correct information based on her Scouting years and attendance at Camp Inky, now the Gulf Islands National Seashore. She also sent a copy of the recipe, as it appears in the 1927 handbook. All that effort, Beverly, and your answer was too late. Welcome to Trivia.

Jeanette Barron, also sent a correct recipe but her timing was a little off.

The Countess Kim LoBue at the Roundtable sent her correct recipe for S’mores, but thought that marshmallow crème should be used instead of the puffy spun sugar marshamallows. Tough to roast the crème on a stick over the campfire, Kimmie.

The Trivia Master would like to know if you remember the name of the author of that beautiful book of photos and short essays about our Island? He was a Beach resident at the time it was published and was well known for his involvement in governmental affairs. The t-shirt can be yours if you are the first to email the correct answer.

The rules are the same. Email your answer with “trivia” in the subject line to islandtimes@bellsouth.net. Be sure to include your name and phone number with your answer. Deadline is August 3.