On this point, I was correct: once it was bejeweled with all the little cereal marshmallows on top, this ice cream was a dead ringer for soggy cereal—and I mean that in a good way.

Always altruistic, Gabe sent the third box to General Mills’ cereal archive to be preserved for all time. I must give endless thanks again to Gabe for sending me this unforgettable gift, and to General Mills for doing such a cool promotion.I entered—all you had to do was submit pictures of yourself with a pretend box of Marshmallows Only. Unfortunately, as the cookies cooled, the marshmallow bits became tougher and felt a little like biting down on stale old gum. The official video they made for the sweepstakes, featuring a self-parody by Biz Markie, has since been taken offline, but if you look hard enough, you should still be able to find it.

Now that the marshmallows have been uncoupled from their oat pieces, what other cereals can they garnish? Last week, we reviewed a bag of Lucky Charms Just Magical Marshmallows—that is, a sackful of the little sugary bits, with none of the pesky cereal nonsense. This was the suggestion of Takeout reader lectroid, and it contained such a clear vision that I felt compelled to honor it. After several fervent ALL CAPS Twitter messages, I found out that Gabe had managed to procure not just one, but three of the 10 Marshmallows Only boxes.What photos cannot show is the wonderful mist of white powder that the box coughs up when you touch it. In a typical bowl of Lucky Charms, the application of milk never makes the marshmallows soggy all the way through; a grainy core remains at the center of each marshmallow for your teeth to hook onto. This is a cup of slurpable, foamy-sweet topping superior to the typical tiny marshmallows that accompany a packet of Swiss Miss—and it’s a lot prettier, too. But in a steaming mug of cocoa, the marshmallows finally, finally relent, and I was able to consume them without having to bite into them at all.