Editing Marshmallow (section)

== Manufacturing process ==
[[File:Marshmallow.webmhd.webm|thumb|Video of making marshmallows]]
[[File:Just Born Peeps in an Easter Basket.jpg|thumb|[[Just Born]] [[Peeps]] in an Easter basket]]

=== Commercial process ===
In commercial marshmallow manufacture, the entire process is streamlined and fully automated.

Gelatin is cooked with sugar and syrup. After the gelatin-containing syrup is cooked, it is allowed to cool slightly before air is incorporated. Whipping is generally accomplished in a rotor-stator type device. Compressed air is injected into the warm syrup, held at a temperature just above the melting point of gelatin. In a marshmallow aerator, pins on a rotating cylinder (rotor) intermesh with stationary pins on the wall (stator) provide the shear forces necessary to break the large injected air bubbles into numerous tiny bubbles that provide the smooth, fine-grained texture of the marshmallow. A continuous stream of light, fluffy marshmallow exits the aerator en route to the forming step.

The marshmallow confection is typically formed in one of three ways. First, it can be extruded in the desired shape and cut into pieces, as done for [[Jet-Puffed Marshmallows|Jet-Puffed marshmallows]]. Second, it can be deposited onto a belt, as done for [[Peeps]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dupzyk |first1=Kevin |others=Photographs by Christopher Payne |title=A Visit to the Peeps Factory |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/magazine/peeps-factory.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 6, 2023 |quote=That all changed in 1954. That’s when [[Bob Born]], who was a member of the family that founded the company, and a colleague invented a machine that could make Peeps automatically.}}</ref> Third, it can be deposited into a starch-based mold in a mogul to make various shapes.<ref name="Hartel" />

=== Home making process ===
[[File:Handmade Marshmallows by FatMatt (4774326832).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|A freshly-cut batch of homemade marshmallows]]
The home process for making marshmallow differs from commercial processes. A mixture of corn syrup and sugar is boiled to about {{convert|252|°F|°C}}. In a separate step, gelatin is hydrated with enough warm water to make a thick solution. Once the sugar syrup has cooled to about {{convert|100|°F|°C}}, the gelatin solution is blended in along with desired flavoring, and whipped in a [[mixer (appliance)|mixer]] to reach the final density. The marshmallow is then scooped out of the bowl, slabbed on a table, and cut into pieces.<ref name="Greweling" />
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