kosher peeps and other peepiana

[Guest guest]

Not peeps themselves, but Teenie Beanie and Peeps Jelly Beans logos contain

the (U)(Orthodox Union) Kosher designation I hear....

Although peeps have more fashion colors than Barbie... Yellow was the

original. Peeps now available in yellow, white, pink, violet, and blue. Blue

was added for the 1998 season. Violet first appeared in the 1997 season, and

they are also used as fish bait:

" ...fishing for bass, trout or marble eyes is the way to go. Bass really take

spinner baits this time of year....a powerbait and night crawler combination,

such as " Joe's PEEPS " with crawler or powerbait, or just a night crawler and

a marshmallow combination... "

The fishermaen apparently let the Peeps 'ripen. "

" Many Peepophiles prefer a certain degree of staleness to their Peeps,

ranging from a slight stiffness, to downright hard and crunchy. This is

somewhat of an acquired taste. This is normally accomplished either by

letting them age naturally, or else leaving them exposed to air. "

-Peeps are extruded through a metal nozzle, literally squeezed out, a lot

like a real egg is emitted from a chicken's cloaca (vagina). The sugar slurry

is then laid on. (the candy, not the hen) At one time the eyes were

hand-painted (on the candy, not the hen). Now they are applied by

machine which accounts for some of the cross-eyed Peeps you see with eyes off

kilter... the hand painters had better aim. Peeps' eyes are made of carnauba

wax..mmmm, tasty, for wax junkies (grin). Some have said they eyes are made

from coal tar, but this is probably not right.

Peeps have corn syrup as a main ingredient that needs preservatives to keep

it from going rancid. Peeps have enough preservatives to embalm Aunt Tilly

like an Egyptian, and to keep shelf life in a badly lit cellar for 1000 years

after the original purchaser dies.

If you put peeps in the microwave, they would explode, and your microwave

would be ever after known, amongst peepophiles, as a registered death

chamber. (Peepohphoiles do keep a dossier on every Peep detractor that lives)

all best

ceep deaux peep

(thank you Judy, it's very tejas-louisiana, that 'deaux,' in't it? dontcha

think?)

[Guest guest]

Not peeps themselves, but Teenie Beanie and Peeps Jelly Beans logos contain

the (U)(Orthodox Union) Kosher designation I hear....

Although peeps have more fashion colors than Barbie... Yellow was the

original. Peeps now available in yellow, white, pink, violet, and blue. Blue

was added for the 1998 season. Violet first appeared in the 1997 season, and

they are also used as fish bait:

" ...fishing for bass, trout or marble eyes is the way to go. Bass really take

spinner baits this time of year....a powerbait and night crawler combination,

such as " Joe's PEEPS " with crawler or powerbait, or just a night crawler and

a marshmallow combination... "

The fishermaen apparently let the Peeps 'ripen. "

" Many Peepophiles prefer a certain degree of staleness to their Peeps,

ranging from a slight stiffness, to downright hard and crunchy. This is

somewhat of an acquired taste. This is normally accomplished either by

letting them age naturally, or else leaving them exposed to air. "

-Peeps are extruded through a metal nozzle, literally squeezed out, a lot

like a real egg is emitted from a chicken's cloaca (vagina). The sugar slurry

is then laid on. (the candy, not the hen) At one time the eyes were

hand-painted (on the candy, not the hen). Now they are applied by

machine which accounts for some of the cross-eyed Peeps you see with eyes off

kilter... the hand painters had better aim. Peeps' eyes are made of carnauba

wax..mmmm, tasty, for wax junkies (grin). Some have said they eyes are made

from coal tar, but this is probably not right.

Peeps have corn syrup as a main ingredient that needs preservatives to keep

it from going rancid. Peeps have enough preservatives to embalm Aunt Tilly

like an Egyptian, and to keep shelf life in a badly lit cellar for 1000 years

after the original purchaser dies.

If you put peeps in the microwave, they would explode, and your microwave

would be ever after known, amongst peepophiles, as a registered death

chamber. (Peepohphoiles do keep a dossier on every Peep detractor that lives)

all best

ceep deaux peep

(thank you Judy, it's very tejas-louisiana, that 'deaux,' in't it? dontcha

think?)