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Graybeard

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36. I like 'em stale.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 07:58 PM

Apr 2014

Peeps, when allowed to age, become a crunchy treat. The fresh soft Peep is popped in the mouth and only lasts a few moments. When they get a bit stale and hard they can be nibbled on, bit by bit. Yummm.

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Peeps - Easter Candy Favorite or Proof that Satan walks amongst us. You decide [View all] LynneSin Apr 2014 OP

other handmade34 Apr 2014 #1

They make sugar-free Peeps. Made with Splenda. haele Apr 2014 #18

Personally... Callmecrazy Apr 2014 #2

Sometimes I almost feel like I come from another planet aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #3

Peeps are the sugar covered marshmallow candies Rhiannon12866 Apr 2014 #13

Thanks aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #14

I think you are from another planet - does this mean hollysmom Apr 2014 #28

I remember them in my Easter Basket when I was a kid Rhiannon12866 Apr 2014 #30

other: surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #4

Missing! Sugar free Peeps doxydad Apr 2014 #5

If it's sugar free then it's worse for you. cui bono Apr 2014 #11

Sugar free Peeps? Brigid Apr 2014 #12

Like 'em but pipi_k Apr 2014 #6

oh yeah! nt zanana1 Apr 2014 #19

How could anyone Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #7

especially good handmade34 Apr 2014 #8

I have one thing to say to you. kwassa Apr 2014 #9

Peeps have for the most part escaped my notice. cui bono Apr 2014 #10

The Peep disaster.... pipi_k Apr 2014 #15

Like any good wine.... AnneD Apr 2014 #16

A more important question is how are they made? Tyrs WolfDaemon Apr 2014 #17

Om nom nom! nt LumosMaxima Apr 2014 #20

Aren't you in the Pennsylvania suburb of Delaware? charlie and algernon Apr 2014 #21

Hey I use to live in Pennsylvania - still can't stand them or Scrapple LynneSin Apr 2014 #23

They probably made you eat it with maple syrup KamaAina Apr 2014 #24

I had a family member who owned a farm and saw just what went into Scrapple LynneSin Apr 2014 #26

Other... geardaddy Apr 2014 #22

Could it be -- oh, I don't know -- KamaAina Apr 2014 #25

Research experiments done on Peeps SteveG Apr 2014 #27

slightly less disgusting than "Circus Peanuts" eShirl Apr 2014 #29

+1000 Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #33

Kind of crunchy when frozen...yum? n/t tokenlib Apr 2014 #31

Its not like you are eating a real bird... yuiyoshida Apr 2014 #32

I voted OTHER because displacedtexan Apr 2014 #34

Other ... In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #35

I like 'em stale. Graybeard Apr 2014 #36