Bound Brook, New Jersey Presbyterian minister Sylvester Grahamis credited with inventing the graham cracker in 1829. Turns out, the original graham cracker was a health food recommended as part of a dietintended to help suppress sexual desire, which Graham believed to be unhealthy.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines s’mores as “a dessert consisting usually of toasted marshmallow and pieces of chocolate bar sandwiched between two graham crackers.”
The snack was originally called “some mores.”
According to The Hershey Company, the company produces more than 373-million milk chocolate bars each year, which is enough to make 746-million s’mores.
According to The S’mores Cookbook,Americans buy 90-million pounds of marshmallows every year. It’s estimated that, during the summer, approximately 50 percent of marshmallows sold are roasted for s’mores.
If you don’t have access to an open fire, that’s cool – there are still plenty of ways to make s’mores. You can cook ‘em on the grill, in the broiler, with a kitchen torch, in a microwave, or over a gas stove.
Restaurants are also trying to capitalize on the dessert’s popularity with some downright unique versions, including martinis, macarons, s’mores French fries, and more.