08/30/2026
Ancient Egyptians made marshmallows by extracting the sap from the root of a plant called ‘Althaea officinalis.’
Over the centuries, the marshmallow went through several changes, such as being produced by hand in the 1800s and then being produced using machines in the 1900s.
Nowadays people eat marshmallows in a variety of ways - in milkshakes, with chocolate, crackers or simply toasted.