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He has 2 marshmallow recipes in that book...This is piped marshmallows on page 371. I never have a problem with the slabbed ones on page 368.

Thank you! I will try that.

Thanks Teo...I had no idea. I will look into that. Ingredient list just says Alcohol, Vanilla, Sugar, Water.

So, made 3 more batches today...Tweaking temps and water content and everytime it crapped out after adding the Vanilla. So, no Vanilla in the last batch...and they came out almost exactly how I wanted. Very odd? Are there differences in Vanilla Extract? I use a pretty typical one at 35% Alcohol. Are there other with lower water/alcohol content? Thoughts?

I hadn't thought of that. I will look into that tomorrow with a new batch at higher sugar temp. I calibrated my Thermometer and found that it is 2 deg off. I'm reading 214 in boiling water, so I'm also under cooking my sugar by a couple degrees. Thanks!

Hi All, I'm a bit stumped here. I'm trying to make P. Grewling's Piped Marshmallows for the 3rd time. First time I made them they were perfect, but these last 2 time, I've had no luck. They just slump flat. Having watched closely, I think I'm not getting to the stiff peaks, as mentioned in the recipe. I've completely beaten it flat at this point, just to see what happens. Anyone else have a problem with this? I'm thinking the sugar is not getting the the correct temp? Or should I maybe pre-whip the whites longer? Grateful for any input. Mark