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Summer is a perfect time to go camping. There are wonderful adventures just waiting for you and your family. To start with, imagine being outside after dark, under a deep, velvety-black sky, looking up at millions of twinkling stars. You’ll see the glowing moon and, if you’re lucky, maybe even a falling star. Nothing compares to cooking your meals over a campfire. Everything tastes better outside. After dinner, you can roast marshmallows or make s’mores. What could be better? This issue will help you get organized for your camping trip. If you already are a camper, there are some new facts you may not know. For example, roasting marshmallows over a campfire is a favorite camping activity. But did you know that marshmallows were once used as medicine? Can you picture the doctor telling your mother to give you two marshmallows every four hours? After you are finished reading this issue and taking a camping trip, write and tell us all about your adventure. Include photos. Who knows, you might find your story published in Fun For Kidz! Have fun on your trip!
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by John Scanlan • illustrated by Rebe cca Spohn “Ethan, this is soooo cool!” Daniel said. “I do “Yeah, Ethan,” Madison added. “Thanks for inviting us.” too,” Daniel replied. “Well, that makes the guy lines visible after dark,” Ethan sat up in his sleeping bag and trained a flashlight beam on his two guests, replying, “You’re welcome.” Ethan explained. “That way, I don’t trip over them.” “I never would’ve thought of that,” Daniel admitted. Daniel sat erect in his sleeping bag too. “Ethan,” he began anew, “I had no idea that camping could be so Then Ethan moved his flashlight beam to a plastic much fun.” object on the tent’s floor. “Secondly,” he continued, “I keep a bottle of water next to my sleeping bag in case I “The same goes for me,” Madison added. “I must get thirsty in the middle of the night.” admit that I was a little scared to try this.” “Oh, that’s a good call,” Madison said. Ethan lowered his flashlight beam, stating, “Well, camping doesn’t have to be painful.” In the semi-darkLastly, Ethan swung his flashlight beam to a plastic ness, Daniel nodded. baggie hanging from the tent’s inner wall. “When I’m camping,” he explained, “I keep my body energized “After all,” Ethan continued, “it’s the little things I do with a trail mix that consists of nuts, dried fruit, and that make a stay in the woods comfortable.” chocolate.” Madison asked, “Oh, yeah? Like what?” Daniel’s eyebrows went up. Ethan swung his flashlight beam outside into “After all,” Ethan summarized, “you can’t the darkness to illuminate the guy lines on afford to go hungry out in the his tent. Then he asked, “Do you see wilderness.” the tiny fluorescent cords that I tied to my guy lines?” “Yes,” Madison returned.
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“Wow, Ethan,” Madison said. Ethan returned the flashlight beam to Madison’s face. “I’m impressed,” she stated. “Yeah, Ethan,” Daniel agreed. “I am too.” “Well, this is what camping is all about,” Ethan stated. “It’s becoming one with nature – despite the hardships. It’s overcoming the mosquitoes biting you or the wild animals getting into your food.” Suddenly, the threesome heard a strange noise. Click! Instantly, the tent became flooded with light. Then Madison and Daniel heard their host’s mother ask, “Ethan?” Ethan shut off his flashlight. “Yeah, Mom?” “I popped some corn for you and your friends.” “OK,” Ethan replied. “Thanks, Mom.” “I’ll get it,” Madison offered. She sat erect and unzipped her sleeping bag. Then Madison bicycle-kicked her legs until she was completely
free from the bag’s down confines. As Ethan and Daniel watched, she scooted down to the end of the tent. There, she unzipped the door, raised the flap, and crawled out. Ethan and Daniel heard Madison say, “Thank you for the popcorn, Mrs. Webb.” “Oh, you’re welcome, Maddie.” Madison crawled back into the tent with a steaming hot bowl of popcorn. “OK, Ethan,” she said, “now that we’ve got this camping thing down in your family room, next time, can we at least move out to your backyard?”
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by Donna Schmitt • illustrations by Joan Waites It’s summertime, a great season for campfires and yummy toasted marshmallows. But did you know that marshmallows were once medicine? Pretend you’re living in Greece 2000 years ago. You have a sore throat, cough, stomachache, or even a toothache. Your mom will give you a spoonful of marsh mallow syrup. Or, if you cut yourself, she’ll dab some on. The syrup is made from the root of the marsh mallow plant. It grows as high as six feet in marshes and other wet areas. When you want something sweet, you eat a piece of candy. The ancient Egyptians drank syrup. One day, an ancient Egyptian wondered how marsh mallow syrup would taste if mixed with honey. That person was the first to make a sweet marsh mallow treat. Someone else decided to beat the marsh mallow syrup. Surprise! The thick, yummy-tasting foam kept its shape. People liked eating it better than drinking the syrup. Marshmallows somewhat like the ones you eat today were made by hand in France in the 1800s. The recipe used powdered marsh mallow root, orange-flower water, egg whites, ground sugar, and gum arabic. This last ingredient kept dissolved sugar from turning back into crystals. After some time, French candy makers began using gelatin instead of marsh mallow root.
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After people in the US began eating marshmallows in the early 1900s, the recipe was improved. Marshmallows became puffier. It wasn’t long before machines were used to make the marshmallows. Now machines do everything from measuring the ingredients to packaging the small tasty treats. It’s too bad the marsh mallow plant’s root isn’t part of the candy marshmallow recipe anymore. If it were, when you had a sore throat, your doctor might say, “Take two marshmallows every four hours.” When you are sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows and making s’mores, impress your friends. Tell them the story about marshmallows and how they were once a medicine. Then enjoy your modern-day marshmallows.
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