T-Rex: The Malvaceae family contains several examples of the Useful or Tasty Plants, including cotton, cocoa, and okra. Nicely done, Malvaceae!
T-Rex: I'm glad someone in history times decided to try to eat and/or wear you!
T-Rex: One particular member of this family grows in wetlands, and ancient Egyptians would eat it as a tasty treat. Time went on and an extract from this plant was used as a flavourant, which was eventually mixed with sugars to make a sweet flavour slurry.
Dromiceiomimus: It's probably better than it sounds?
T-Rex: I know and it already sounds great!!
T-Rex: In more recent times, the French whipped it into a meringue for a lighter treat!
Utahraptor: Hah! CLASSIC 19th century France!
T-Rex: The root extract was eventually replaced with cheaper alternatives, stabilizers and preservatives were added, and that's how we ended up with the modern candy which still bears the name of the wetland plant it originated from thousands of years ago: the marsh mallow.
Utahraptor: OH SNAP
T-Rex: THAT'S RIGHT, Y'ALL JUST LEARNED SOMETHING
T-Rex: EVERYONE TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY OFF; YOU'RE ALREADY WAY BETTER PEOPLE THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY
