Sunday, June 29, 2008

Anatomy of a S'more




Really there's only one reason to go camping--the s'more. For those s'more challenged folks out there, here are 4 easy steps you can take to make your camping experience much more enjoyable. Remember to follow each of the 4 steps carefully or else you'll just end up botching the whole thing up.

STEP 1: The campfire

You can't make a good s'more without the right campfire. After you've started up your campfire, you can't just jump right into making the s'mores. You've gotta be a little patient, let the fire marinate for a little while until the coals are glowing just right.



STEP 2: The mallow roast

Again, the trick here is patience. Once you have your mallow on its roaster, suspend it over the coals, slowly rotate it with care, and wait until the mallow is lightly browned.



STEP 3: The mallow transfer

Okay, this may very well be the most crucial step. Be sure that you have an acceptable wingman before attempting to execute the mallow transfer. You have to be quick, you have to be precise...Oh man, I'm getting a bit nervous just thinking about it. If you botch this step up, the whole s'more will be ruined. Once your mallow is sufficiently browned, have your wingman close by and ready with the grahams and bed of chocolate. As you can see, Melanie's an expert at the mallow transfer. Study the pictures, learn from her.



STEP 4: Mmmmm, s'mores

Once you've successfully completed the mallow transfer, you're ready to eat your s'more and enjoy the rest of your camping experience. Follow these 4 steps, and your camping buddies will look at you with awe and envy, not unlike the way Luke is looking at Melanie in the photo above.





Melanie and Luke...I told those two to take it easy with the mallows, but they didn't listen...just a couple of crazy kids.



Luke's variations on the traditional s'more. Genius.



Here are pics of the hike we went on. We hiked up to the wind caves in Logan Canyon.














5 comments:

Jackie Norris said...

Melanie told me about your adventures, looks like fun!

Ben + Brittany Trujillo said...

Mon, Hey I love your blog!!! You would think about blogging regarding how to make a smore? Well done. Hopefully I can put it to use some time soon. Talk to you soon!

Maria said...

That looks like you guys had fun- I'm not going to lie, I've neer been a huge smore fan- but you guys made it look good.

Melanie said...

Camping was a lot of fun! I think the most fun I have had camping yet. We should do it more often.

Poopers AKA 2Ply said...

Oooohhh... that looks like a pretty hiking place. Yes, the dog with the long tongue on my blog is Howard. I know, it normally doesn't look that long, but he was really hot. :)