As I was walking into the grocery store ahead of a big holiday weekend I saw the usual displays with hot dog & hamburger buns, baked beans, catsup, mustard, paper plates, etc. all the weekend necessities. The center of attention was the Hersey Chocolate bars, Graham crackers and Marsh Mellows, all the fixings for s'mores. It conjures up emotional images of sitting around the camp fire, snuggled up next to the ones you love in oversized sweat shirts, the fire popping, as long dangly sticks weighted only with a marsh mellow bobs near the coals. Life is great. This is why we like camping...
As I walked by the display my stomach actually turned a bit. Do people actually like these overly sweet sticky sandwiches? Or is it just another one of those marketing ploys that tells us it is part of the "camping" experiences? I for one declare them gross. I like chocolate, I like graham crackers, but stick a burnt hunk of gooey grossly sweet marsh mellow into the picture and you have lost me. Am I out on a limb here? S'mores are the Currier and Ives of Camping. We are told it is the best part of the camp fire - but they are not. They are gross.