TIL marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh mallow plant. Now the strange name makes sense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althaea_officinalis



Submitted February 02, 2015 at 02:02PM by Larafish http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2uhzpa/til_marshmallows_were_originally_made_from_the/