Valuable Marshmallow Peeps Facts You Never Knew
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Those cutesy marshmallow peeps have undoubtedly caught your eye during Easter season; lining store and supermarket shelves, these squishy snacks are a national trend that welcome in Spring with plenty of smiles. The bright blue bunnies and shocking pink and yellow chicks will dress up any Easter ba 
sket, but how much do you really know about these sugar rush-inducing candies? Here are some valuable marshmallow peeps facts you might have overlooked during your Easter candy hunt:
1. All Peeps are created equal. Except for Peeps Hearts and Peeps Eggs, all bunnies, chicklets, and Peeps animals under the sun are made with a distinct recipe and signature flavor. Peeps hearts have a hint of strawberry added to them, and can be found during Valentine's season. Peeps Eggs are the only vanilla-flavored phenomenon.
2. Sacramento, California hosts an annual Peep Off; this is a 30-minute Peep eating contest, with the record at 102 by Dennis Gross in 2003. The contest does give participant's a five minute rest period (to make sure the Peeps really won't be seeing light again) before final judging is confirmed.
3. Peeps were first shared with the world in 1999; this was the first season of television advertisement for these Easter-happy candy creations.
4. The Peeps secret recipe is a special balance of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and marshmallow properties. Food coloring and plenty of preservatives finish off these sweet treats.
5. Peeps are found in a bouquet of Easter colors; yellow is the original color, but you can track down your favorite package of bunnies in pink, violet, blue, and white.
6. Peeps were originally just reffered to as the little chicklets during Easter time; it's now become a brand to classify all marshmallow animals, snowmen, and candies using the original recipe.
7. Just Born Quality Confections is the maker of all authentic Peeps. The company is based out of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and was founded by John Born in the early 1900s. The factory cranks out over 4 million Peeps every day.
1. All Peeps are created equal. Except for Peeps Hearts and Peeps Eggs, all bunnies, chicklets, and Peeps animals under the sun are made with a distinct recipe and signature flavor. Peeps hearts have a hint of strawberry added to them, and can be found during Valentine's season. Peeps Eggs are the only vanilla-flavored phenomenon.
2. Sacramento, California hosts an annual Peep Off; this is a 30-minute Peep eating contest, with the record at 102 by Dennis Gross in 2003. The contest does give participant's a five minute rest period (to make sure the Peeps really won't be seeing light again) before final judging is confirmed.
3. Peeps were first shared with the world in 1999; this was the first season of television advertisement for these Easter-happy candy creations.
4. The Peeps secret recipe is a special balance of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and marshmallow properties. Food coloring and plenty of preservatives finish off these sweet treats.
5. Peeps are found in a bouquet of Easter colors; yellow is the original color, but you can track down your favorite package of bunnies in pink, violet, blue, and white.
6. Peeps were originally just reffered to as the little chicklets during Easter time; it's now become a brand to classify all marshmallow animals, snowmen, and candies using the original recipe.
7. Just Born Quality Confections is the maker of all authentic Peeps. The company is based out of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and was founded by John Born in the early 1900s. The factory cranks out over 4 million Peeps every day.
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Posted on 01/10/2008 at 11:01:14 AM