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(10,174 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)No Vested Interest
(5,170 posts)Why? They are traditional ... and irresistible.
debm55
(25,882 posts)sugary peeps.
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(24,945 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,945 posts)I remember eating one back in '58 and thinking, this is awful chicken. Haven't eaten one since.
pansypoo53219
(21,028 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)Deuxcents
(16,571 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,541 posts)marshmallow and sugar combo.
BigMin28
(1,191 posts)I like marshmallows in hot chocolate and roasted on a fire. Otherwise no.
debm55
(25,882 posts)BigMin28
(1,191 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)Big nope, chickens , should be roasted, fried, baked,
Chickens, should not taste like marshmallows..
Lol
Koz
debm55
(25,882 posts)rsdsharp
(9,274 posts)But, he liked them stale for some reason. The day after Easter, when they went on sale, hed go out and buy several packages. Hed bring them home, and slit the wrappers, so that air could get to them. After a few days they were crunchy.
debm55
(25,882 posts)buy boxes of Reeses eggs and peeps. By the way, do you like the yellow or pink ones?
rsdsharp
(9,274 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)are a treat to behold.
rsdsharp
(9,274 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)beveeheart
(1,373 posts)Very chewy!
debm55
(25,882 posts)Raven123
(5,014 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,310 posts)I cannot stop once I start. I need to join a malted milk candy anonymous program.
debm55
(25,882 posts)milk candy.
debm55
(25,882 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)Lemonwurst
(298 posts)I did, I used to love them. I dont blame anyone for still eating them and feeling great about it!
My cravings for sugar changed over time into cravings for hot sauce, bitter spirits, and salty, crunchy snack foods. But here are my favorite awful sugary treats I used to gorge on:
1. Candy corn pumpkins (my favorite)
2. Circus peanuts (the orange ones, with zero peanut in its composition)
3. Squirrel Nut wrapped candy
4. Hostess Cupcakes
5. Root beer barrels
6. Rolos
These are just a few off the top of my head, and no doubt there are many more I just havent seen or thought of in eons.
debm55
(25,882 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,527 posts)Mom pulled them out every year and parked them is a basket with plastic grass up on the mantel. The four Peeps are still in the box with a window. I think they used to be yellow, but they faded to white.
I have them today, stashed in a drawer somewhere.
debm55
(25,882 posts)Oh, thats a hell to the no. 😂
debm55
(25,882 posts)Marshmallow Delight, if and when I want them
When I was 3/4 years old a relative gave me a marshmallow. She popped it in my mouth and that thing began to grow, and grow, and grow. I couldnt swallow it OR spit it out. 😂
My Mamma rescued me with her finger. I was scarred for life. No marshmallow, Peeps, circus peanuts, moon pies, snow balls. Nooooooo 😂
debm55
(25,882 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)And for cheap thrills put them in the microwave
debm55
(25,882 posts)gay texan
(2,505 posts)Its hillarious! They get really big!
debm55
(25,882 posts)Niagara
(7,844 posts)I would definitely take regular sized marshmallows and roast a few over a campfire and devour those !!!
debm55
(25,882 posts)a kennedy
(29,879 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)Unwind Your Mind
(2,047 posts)Sounds interesting to me. Im planning to get some for this summers camping
Anyone have tips for keeping them fresh until end of June?
debm55
(25,882 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,526 posts)The Dr Pepper flavored ones are awesome
Peeps are better when stale too.
debm55
(25,882 posts)Dulcinea
(6,734 posts)I buy them for my husband. He loves them.
debm55
(25,882 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,300 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,659 posts)For both of us.
I hate the texture & that it's pure sweetness.
My wife doesn't like the sweetness or stickiness.
So, we're a no.
debm55
(25,882 posts)woodsprite
(11,951 posts)Then I had to limit myself. 😂
debm55
(25,882 posts)LoisB
(7,302 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)Response to debm55 (Original post)
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Ocelot II
(116,186 posts)and objets d'art. Behold the Peeps Diorama Contest: https://libraryartscenter.org/peeps/
EverHopeful
(197 posts)Was looking for a link to Peeps Dioramas to post. Don't like to eat them but love the creativity of those who make Peeps dioramas.
My SIL likes to soak them in vodka but the sound of that makes me even sicker than the thought of Peeps alone (too sweet, when marshmallows are one of humankind's best inventions, why spoil them by making them too sweet?)
debm55
(25,882 posts)link,
Never liked them. Right up there with candy corn in my book.
debm55
(25,882 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 29, 2024, 09:15 PM - Edit history (1)
But, in a pinch, Ill choke one down of there are no other sweets in the house. Gotta have my sugar!
I think its the texture I dont like? So sticky sweet smooth on the inside with the sugar crunch from the coating. Just doesnt do it for me.
debm55
(25,882 posts)available at Easter as it made it special. We share a box here and that is it.
patphil
(6,288 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,418 posts)Just to be clear - cheesecake and/or Honey Jack is medicinal, LOL! I'm a bad girl!
debm55
(25,882 posts)food elements----icing-dairy, cake--bread, raisins and pineapple,---fruits. carrots--vegetables
nocoincidences
(2,239 posts)You could call the Peeps factory and request that they send the Peeps Bus to your place of business for an event. Our local library had the bus there one year. I don't think they do that anymore but it looks like they do have a Peeps bug that goes to events. You could probably invite it to the dinner....
debm55
(25,882 posts)doc03
(35,516 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)doc03
(35,516 posts)RainCaster
(10,996 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)RainCaster
(10,996 posts)snpsmom
(696 posts)Although I do enjoy the dioramas that are created every year [link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/03/28/peeps-diorama-contest-winners-2024/|
debm55
(25,882 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,436 posts)Taste like creme brulee!
debm55
(25,882 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,918 posts)But they had to be old and dried out and chewy.
debm55
(25,882 posts)Arne
(2,300 posts)So I do like them but dislike Jellybeans.
Never understood beans made of jelly,
and they remind me of Ron Raygun
LeonidPlanck
(120 posts)Only if they were made of broccoli. I like broccoli. I tried a Peep once. It was too sweet and the sugar gave it a disagreeable texture to me. IIRC it almost seemed bitter.
(Sorry, its been something like 25 years since I left DU and cant remember all the emoticon :codes: )
So just imagine me shrugging I guess.
debm55
(25,882 posts)I saw the smiles button after I posted, but I had memorized most of them back in the prehistory of DU. Place hasnt changed much.
10 Turtle Day
(117 posts)We experimented at work one year, making them in the break room microwave. It was a fun group activity and beats working!
debm55
(25,882 posts)Hikerchick57
(120 posts)debm55
(25,882 posts)Different Drummer
(7,716 posts)Not bad, but not great.