Travels in a Tin Can

preparation varies according to taste. Our first attempt involved the correct
cracker base, slices of Snickers and toasted marshmallows - close enough.
We were in Kernville, California, with our only campfire of the trip and the
opportunity seemed too good to waste. Our first few marshmallows burnt (we
never realised until then how easily you can set marshmallows on fire, if we
had known this then it would have made starting the campfire so much
easier!), toasting to melting point but not charcoal point is a difficult art, but we
got some to the correct consistency. We then hastily added them to the
cracker and chocolate before jamming them in our mouths. Verdict? Not that
nice. The cracker was too dry, the Snickers was too hard (frozen by sub-zero
environment) and the marshmallow was nice enough, if very messy. Later
attempts saw us making them in the microwave, heating all three elements,
but still not enjoying them. We soon rejected the cracker and just ate
marshmallows. At least it was service with a smile...and a sticky
marshmallow-strewn face.