🍫🔥 Happy National S’mores Day 🍪✨
Today we celebrate 100 years since s’mores first spread across the country and became a beloved part of Girl Scout history. Recent research by writer Dustin Renwick for National Geographic uncovered the true story behind this campfire classic and the remarkable Girl Scout leader who helped make it famous.
In 1925, Girl Guide Dorothy “Cookie” Moore created a recipe for a camping dessert called “Somemore.” This sweet treat was made of graham crackers and half a chocolate bar melted by not one but two toasted marshmallows. Cookie shared her recipe with Girl Scouts nationwide, and within just one year, it was enjoyed in at least 22 states.
"'Somemore' worked because it described the food and the feeling. 'Every time you eat one, you always go back for more,' concluded the scribe for Troop 7 in her report to the Birmingham, Alabama, newspaper." Over time, the name evolved into the s’mores we know and love today!
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