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(10,011 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)Why? They are traditional ... and irresistible.
debm55
(25,218 posts)sugary peeps.
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(24,504 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)I remember eating one back in '58 and thinking, this is awful chicken. Haven't eaten one since.
pansypoo53219
(20,981 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)Deuxcents
(16,248 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)marshmallow and sugar combo.
BigMin28
(1,177 posts)I like marshmallows in hot chocolate and roasted on a fire. Otherwise no.
debm55
(25,218 posts)BigMin28
(1,177 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)Big nope, chickens , should be roasted, fried, baked,
Chickens, should not taste like marshmallows..
Lol
Koz
debm55
(25,218 posts)rsdsharp
(9,186 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
(25,218 posts)buy boxes of Reeses eggs and peeps. By the way, do you like the yellow or pink ones?
rsdsharp
(9,186 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)are a treat to behold.
rsdsharp
(9,186 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)beveeheart
(1,369 posts)Very chewy!
debm55
(25,218 posts)Raven123
(4,849 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,006 posts)I cannot stop once I start. I need to join a malted milk candy anonymous program.
debm55
(25,218 posts)milk candy.
debm55
(25,218 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)Lemonwurst
(288 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
(25,218 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 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
(25,218 posts)Oh, thats a hell to the no. 😂
debm55
(25,218 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
(25,218 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)And for cheap thrills put them in the microwave
debm55
(25,218 posts)gay texan
(2,453 posts)Its hillarious! They get really big!
debm55
(25,218 posts)Niagara
(7,627 posts)I would definitely take regular sized marshmallows and roast a few over a campfire and devour those !!!
debm55
(25,218 posts)a kennedy
(29,673 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)Unwind Your Mind
(2,042 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
(25,218 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)The Dr Pepper flavored ones are awesome
Peeps are better when stale too.
debm55
(25,218 posts)Dulcinea
(6,639 posts)I buy them for my husband. He loves them.
debm55
(25,218 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,264 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,076 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
(25,218 posts)woodsprite
(11,916 posts)Then I had to limit myself. 😂
debm55
(25,218 posts)LoisB
(7,206 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)Response to debm55 (Original post)
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Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)and objets d'art. Behold the Peeps Diorama Contest: https://libraryartscenter.org/peeps/
EverHopeful
(187 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
(25,218 posts)link,
Never liked them. Right up there with candy corn in my book.
debm55
(25,218 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
(25,218 posts)available at Easter as it made it special. We share a box here and that is it.
patphil
(6,182 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,393 posts)Just to be clear - cheesecake and/or Honey Jack is medicinal, LOL! I'm a bad girl!
debm55
(25,218 posts)food elements----icing-dairy, cake--bread, raisins and pineapple,---fruits. carrots--vegetables
nocoincidences
(2,220 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
(25,218 posts)doc03
(35,348 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)doc03
(35,348 posts)RainCaster
(10,884 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)RainCaster
(10,884 posts)snpsmom
(681 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
(25,218 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,417 posts)Taste like creme brulee!
debm55
(25,218 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,556 posts)But they had to be old and dried out and chewy.
debm55
(25,218 posts)Arne
(2,027 posts)So I do like them but dislike Jellybeans.
Never understood beans made of jelly,
and they remind me of Ron Raygun
LeonidPlanck
(84 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
(25,218 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
(74 posts)We experimented at work one year, making them in the break room microwave. It was a fun group activity and beats working!
debm55
(25,218 posts)Hikerchick57
(118 posts)debm55
(25,218 posts)Different Drummer
(7,621 posts)Not bad, but not great.