Marshmallow marshmallow a day. Today, the marshmallow typically consists of four components. These are sugar, water, air, and a whipping agent (usually a protein). The type of sugar and whipping agent varies depending on desired characteristics. Each ingredient plays a specific role in the final product. Confectioners in early 19th century France pioneered the innovation of whipping up the marshmallow sap and sweetening it, to make a confection similar to modern marshmallow. The confection was made locally by the owners of small sweet shops. They would extract the sap from the mallow plant's root, and whip it themselves. The candy was
Sweet as Sugar (Grinspoon song) Sweet as Sugar (Grinspoon song) "Sweet As Sugar" is the only single released by Grinspoon from their compilation album "Best In Show". It was released in October 2005 as a digital download by Universal Music Australia. The song polled at number 42 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005. The band's bass player, Joe Hansen describes the song as a "pretty-straight-ahead, good rockin' tune." Australian music website, Faster Louder, described "Sweet As Sugar" as being reminiscent of "Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills" with its pop/rock sound. The review goes on to state that it "isn’t a slow song and is