Posted on 08/30/2014 4:54:44 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
The U.S. Forest Service on Friday published a nearly 700-word article on how to safely roast marshmallows, all in preparation for Saturday, which is National Roasted Marshmallow Day.
As one might expect, the article is riddled with safety tips that might make you think twice about even carrying matches into the forest at all, let alone actually igniting a marshmallow and putting your family’s life at risk.
“First, let’s talk safety,” the article says. “Never start a campfire when there are fire restrictions in place. The restrictions are put in place for your safety and for the safety of others.”
It also warns that children should be given a stern talking-to before any of the “fun” begins.
“Some experts advocate a 10-foot rule between young children and a campfire,” it reads. “For more information about campfire safety, let Smokey Bear guide you.”
Finally, the article gets down to “marshmallow basics,” and starts by recommending the use of a roasting stick “of at least 30 inches.” That’s two and a half feet, or about half as long or more as the children roasting the marshmallows.
The article doesn’t recommend a maximum length for a roasting stick.
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Are they going to print this in Spanish for our wonderful Latino invaders after they cross the border?
try using slices of angel food cake instead of graham crackers.”
I hope to god they've written a spoon safety pamphlet.
I once took a joke picture of my kids with marshmallows on their fingers looking like they were about to stick them into a camp fire.
No children were injured in the making of this joke picture but if it was ever made public I’d probably be arrested and I could kiss my presidential campaign goodbye.
They probably just took some existing Field Manual and added the environmental stuff. I think they have a Field Manual for anything you can think of as well as a lot of things you never thought of until you read the manual.
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