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4/8/2007
9:33:53 am EDT
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Easter Peeps For More Than Just Promoting Tooth Decay
Author: Leslie Criss Source: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS)
Title: EASTER PEEPS FOR MORE THAN JUST PROMOTING TOOTH DECAY
When I was a little girl, a trinity of events signaled the coming of Easter: a trip to Walter's Shoe Store for a new pair of patent leathers; the arrival of live, rainbow-colored chicks and bunnies at Rogers Bell Seed Store; and the appearance of Marshmallow Peeps on the shelves at "the 10 cent store."
My trips to the seed store to see the dipped-in-dye baby animals were made purely out of a morbid sense of curiosity. If God had wanted them pink, blue and green, I figure they'd have hatched out that way.
But Marshmallow Peeps? I was intrigued initially.
I bit the head off one chick and learned quickly they had something in common with Brussels sprouts - I didn't like either of them.
But on that long-ago Easter Sunday I had an epiphany of sorts. Marshmallow Peeps make good ammunition for fights with siblings. They don't pack much of a punch, but if you lick them first and throw them hard, they'll stick firmly where they land.
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| Peeps Are Being Tortured! | Apr 8th. at 3:00:21 pm EDT
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Swiftly Flying Raven (Redding, California) - Email Me
You won't believe what un-goddessly things are being done to poor spring celebration candies! Read all about it at www.peepresearch.org!
Blessings to all on this wonderful spring day! 8^)
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| Peeps Aren't All Bad... | Apr 8th. at 11:32:13 am EDT
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
I was told once that the famous Moi on Easter Island are actually fossilized Peeps. And after they have set upon the shelves for several months, I can well believe it.
Frankly, I didn't mind the Peeps so much, it was those awful candy circus peanuts and those hard candy shelled marshmallow eggs I didn't care much for, and I am not referring to the chocolate covered marshmallows in the cardboard egg cartons which were often the first to vanish before I even got one.
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| Peeps?.....no, Thank You | Apr 8th. at 11:20:11 am EDT
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Karl (Detroit Metro, Michigan) - Email Me
IMO, “peeps” are best left on the shelf. More than a few of these types of man-made packaged products aren’t fit for a dog to eat.
Refined white sugar: the sweet, white death:
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pH of various foods…alkaline is best.
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Keep your colon clean!
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Drink steam-distilled water.
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Here’s to your good health.
K
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| Peeps!!! | Apr 8th. at 10:41:43 am EDT
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ElspethR (Houston, Texas) - Email Me
Personally, I cannot stand the things from a taste point of view. But, owing to a behavior exhibited by a very close family member - every time I see them, I crack the heck up.
An esteemed elder in my 'tribe' (except for the fact he is a staunch bush*te and total faux Christian but would bust on me in a heartbeat if he knew I was a Pagan) , he extricates one of the marshmallowy creatures from it's sleeve and apart from it's 'siblings'. He then puts it through "the scene" - held gingerly between thumb and forefiinger, he bounces it through the air making "Peep!" noises. Sometimes it makes a serpentine pass, usually just a simple arc. As it gets closer to his mouth, the "Peep!" noises get a little more animated. The "Peep!"s culminate in a snorfling noise as he shoved the unfortunate mass of sugar and faux-mallow into his mouth and chews.
It doesn't describe nearly as hilarious as it plays out - it is more of a 'performance' piece.
So, over the past couple of days, since I am going to spend the day at my folk's house, I baked up a cake, and sculpted it into a large Peep! shape and I must say, for no official learning, it looks pretty darn cute!
I even used marshmallow fluff for the filling between the layers. LOL!
Blessed Spring to All!
Elspeth
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