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The 1927 Girl Scout Handbook contained the first printed recipe for s'mores, originally called 'some mores', and it was mentioned that a single s'more is very filling.
And by the way, if you like s'mores like I do, I like s'mores anything. Sure, me too. You can thank the Girl Scouts for that because they are the ones with the first recorded recipe for s'mores.
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Episode: Girl Scouts: More than cookie sellers
The 1927 Girl Scout Handbook contained the first printed recipe for s'mores, originally called 'some mores', and it was mentioned that a single s'more is very filling.
And by the way, if you like s'mores like I do, I like s'mores anything. Sure, me too. You can thank the Girl Scouts for that because they are the ones with the first recorded recipe for s'mores.
Back in 1927, there was a Girl Scout handbook that had the first printed recipe for s'mores. It was so old timey they were called some mores.
It wasn't turned into a contraction until the 70s.
Apparently in this 1927 article, it says that while they're called s'mores, just one is plenty filling basically. I'm paraphrasing.