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Marshmallow, Bonfire

Sunday, 30 Aug 09

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘Bonfire’? Does it conjure in your mind images of pagan rituals, dancing around the flickering flames? Or do you, like me, reminisce back to camping experiences, and that all important coming-of-age experience, of toasting marshmallows on a long stick over the fire?

So, when Tim invited me back to the farm for the annual bonfire, I mentally packed a few things. Marshmallows. Last year’s law notes. Incriminating documents and photos. I was somewhat let down when I was informed that the fire was too hot to get near, let alone toast marshmallows. Surely there would be opportunity? More on that later though.

I’ve only recently begun playing with gelatine, and wasn’t exactly sure how these marshmallows would acquire their cloud-like feel with no egg whites in the recipe. There was nothing to fear though, as once the sugar syrup hit the dissolved gelatine, I quickly whipped it up to firm glossy peaks.

In fact, the only problem I had with the recipe is that I rather foolishly could not be bothered tracking down flavourless vegetable oil (my family tends to use olive oil most of the time), and so I could detect a very slight olive oil taste upon biting into it. I’ll call it the Adriano Zumbo influence ;)

I found the recipe over at Brownie Points Blog. I substituted glucose for the corn syrup and it worked well enough. Have I mentioned glucose looks thick enough to kill? Death by sweet smothering…its the thing that the bad guy is going to fall into when chasing the good guys through a candy factory, I swear…

Fast forward to the next day, and it was time for the Bonfire and Bushdance. I felt so thoroughly Australian.

Pretty sunset over the cooking/eating area
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C’s adorable salad dressing dispenser. I want one! His balaclava comes off to reveal his beak as a pouring nozzle ^___^;;

There’s something mesmerizing about fire… I see a horse leaping from the flames.

Tim wasn’t kidding when he said I wouldn’t be able to toast marshmallows on the bonfire. While that picture doesn’t give you any idea of the scale of the fire, I was standing a good 20 metres away taking photos, and heat was blasting my face like a bad case of sunburn. The fire could even be seen about 600 m down the road (my parents used it as a beacon to navigate their way there).

These guys also popped in to make sure everything was okay and safe. It felt deliciously less than legal, and added some excitement to the night. But I’m sure the question you must be asking is, did I get to toast my marshmallows?

I assure you, I did. =D

What do you see in the flames?

Posted at 11:35 am in (not)Recipes, Crumbs | Respond?

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