Sunny Savage joins Dr. John Kallas, of Wild Food Adventures in Portland, Oregon for a class on making marshmallows out of the common mallow plant. Dr. John Kallas has been teaching wild food classes since 1978, and truly embodies the spirit of scientific inquiry, and all the positive discoveries to which that can lead. With an open and inquisitive mind, he has been doing the work to answer some of the oftentimes vague or loose historical references, around the use of wild edible plants.
For many years John has worked to develop a recipe using common mallow (Malva neglecta) to make marshmallows. The traditional way of making marshmallows was to use the root of the marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis), which grows in marshy areas. But the above-ground parts of common mallow are also mucilaginous, and this plant is widely available to most people throughout North America. Watch the video below to get an idea of how to make mallowmallows using the small fruits, buttons, cheeses, or peas as John likes to call them, of the common mallow plant. We also briefly discuss how he has noticed differences in when plants are ripening due to climate change.
For many years John has worked to develop a recipe using common mallow (Malva neglecta) to make marshmallows. The traditional way of making marshmallows was to use the root of the marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis), which grows in marshy areas. But the above-ground parts of common mallow are also mucilaginous, and this plant is widely available to most people throughout North America. Watch the video below to get an idea of how to make mallowmallows using the small fruits, buttons, cheeses, or peas as John likes to call them, of the common mallow plant. We also briefly discuss how he has noticed differences in when plants are ripening due to climate change.
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