It's a Tough Job (and We're Glad We Have To Do It!)

Glitter City Sweets never wants to sell something that isn't perfectly delicious. That's why all of our products undergo rigorous testing. We want to make sure that whatever you order, we know it will be the best.

Since we knew we had the most delectable marshmallows around, we thought "Hmm, how could we turn the best marshmallows into the best s'mores?" (For those of you who have been living on planet Xenon, a "s'more" is a delectable combination of a toasted marshmallow and piece of chocolate sandwiched between two graham crackers, so named because when you eat one you want 'some more'.) So to complement the handcrafted marshmallows we knew we had to make our own graham crackers.

Many people think that graham crackers are made from a special type of grain but in actuallity 'graham' refers to the grind of whole wheat flour made popular in a cracker by Rev. Sylvester Graham. (Graham four is a coursely ground whole wheat, which makes the graham cracker a healthy snack - at least if you get one that's still made with whole wheat.) Once we got to baking, we found that the graham cracker should really be a lot like a pie crust, flaky layers, instead of a cookie. We like ours sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for even more flavor.

Once we were armed with several variations of our new cracker, chocolate and a puffy pile of marshmallows, our Research and Development team, along with our Testing Team, set out to see if we had found success (plus it was Fourth of July, what better excuse for a company picnic?) Skewers to the ready, we toasted, burned and crunched our hearts out. Here is our VP of Product Testing (aka Will) doing his job.

The result? You can make a better mousetrap! Our hand made graham crackers are a little bit thicker than the store bought kind and when piled with our huge marshmallows and heaps of good chocolate (the camps were split between dark and milk chocolate so we'll let you decide which you like better) our s'mores were giant towers of yum. (Warning: eating too many Glitter City Sweets S'mores can result in the need for a nap!) Most of the testers could only manage two s'mores, but our Founder (who did nine tours of duty in the Girl Scouts) was able to eat two s'mores plus a couple of extra toasted marshmallows.

[Note from Founder: I had the extra marshmallows to test the 'crust' of the toasted marshmallow. My favorite thing as a kid was to toast a marshmallow then slip the crusty toasted part off, eat it, then repeat the process. I'm happy to report that our marshmallows have a lovely large toasting surface. All those marshmallows were pure research, not me being piggy!]

So for your next cookout, campout, barbeque or picnic, may we suggest making our s'mores. We tested them to make sure they were perfect, just for you!


You can buy our new homemade graham crackers on the Gourmet Marshmallow page at Glitter City Sweets.