Food: Marshmallows are about 4,000 years old. Egyptian pharao…

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Did you know? Marshmallows are about 4,000 years old. Egyptian pharaohs ate a medicinal sweet made from the sap of the marsh-mallow plant. It was so valuable it was served only to gods and kings. Today marshmallows contain none of the plant — just sugar and gelatine.

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Marshmallows are about 4,000 years old. Egyptian pharaohs ate a medicinal sweet made from the sap of the marsh-mallow plant. It was so valuable it was served only to gods and kings. Today marshmallows contain none of the plant — just sugar and gelatine.

Marshmallows zijn ongeveer 4.000 jaar oud. Egyptische farao's aten een geneeskrachtig snoepje van het sap van de Heemstplant ("marsh mallow"). Het was zo waardevol dat het alleen aan goden en koningen werd geserveerd. Vandaag bevatten marshmallows geen plant meer — alleen suiker en gelatine.

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