Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 PEEPS FAQ Peeps manufacturer claims they are the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. Peeps are50 years old as of Peep Season 2003. The chicks were the originals. Bunnies came after. There are now several other holiday candies made similar: Spooky Cats for Halloween, and Snowmen for the winter holidays. Peeps Eggs slightly larger than Peeps or Bunnies, and are white with multicolored specks. As of Valentine's Day 2000, Just Born is making Peep-like pink marshmallow hearts. For Halloween 2002, Just Born introduced cocoa-flavored Bats. This appears to be their first chocolate-flavored candy in the Peeps line. in the past few years, Just Born has started using the brand name " Peeps " to refer to the entire line of sugar-coated marshmallow holiday candies, Company name " Just Born " ? after its founder, Sam Born. In 1916, he invented the Born Sucker Machine, which mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops. The meaning of the word " peep " (peeps)--a feeble shrill sound : CHEEP, a slight utterance especially of complaint or protestm newly-hatched chick, mother hen and her peeps. " Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Cow and horse hoof gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes. About 32 calories each. erk ewwwwww, ceep the peep queen or peep ceep or ceep de peep or peepie ceepie or ceep the peep (couldn't resist) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 PEEPS FAQ Peeps manufacturer claims they are the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. Peeps are50 years old as of Peep Season 2003. The chicks were the originals. Bunnies came after. There are now several other holiday candies made similar: Spooky Cats for Halloween, and Snowmen for the winter holidays. Peeps Eggs slightly larger than Peeps or Bunnies, and are white with multicolored specks. As of Valentine's Day 2000, Just Born is making Peep-like pink marshmallow hearts. For Halloween 2002, Just Born introduced cocoa-flavored Bats. This appears to be their first chocolate-flavored candy in the Peeps line. in the past few years, Just Born has started using the brand name " Peeps " to refer to the entire line of sugar-coated marshmallow holiday candies, Company name " Just Born " ? after its founder, Sam Born. In 1916, he invented the Born Sucker Machine, which mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops. The meaning of the word " peep " (peeps)--a feeble shrill sound : CHEEP, a slight utterance especially of complaint or protestm newly-hatched chick, mother hen and her peeps. " Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Cow and horse hoof gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes. About 32 calories each. erk ewwwwww, ceep the peep queen or peep ceep or ceep de peep or peepie ceepie or ceep the peep (couldn't resist) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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