Regular visitor Kim noted that though I have spoken of campfire S'mores here a number of times, I have never shown him what they look like. I think the photo above takes care of that. (Also, this post does show one caught in the wild.) S'mores are not part of my personal heritage. We certainly didn't fool around with such nonsense in my Boy Scout days. I'm not sure I'd ever even heard of them until I was an adult. My daughter somehow became a fan (her Girl Scout days were limited as I recall), and they have become a requirement of our family trips to the woods. Since I would do anything asked of me if it meant the whole family would come to the woods with me, I don't mind making S'mores. As I understand the recipe, a S'more is simply two pieces of Graham cracker with a piece of chocolate and a toasted marshmallow between them. I think the idea is that the heat of the toasted marshmallow will melt or soften the chocolate, giving you a sugary sweet, gooey mess that you then put in your mouth. Or something like that. (My kids have been known to toast the chocolate a bit too.) They are much too sweet for me. I certainly don't need them in order to enjoy time around the campfire. But other people adore them, and I'm happy to be able to make that happen. That's my daughter holding the plate of S'mores, and that's #2 Son standing in the background. The back of the boot you see leaving the frame on the left is mine. Missouri calendar:

• The Missouri Natural Events Calendar is blank for today.

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