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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA HISTORY OF PEEPS
https://www.oldtimecandy.com/blogs/candy-blog/peepsA HISTORY OF PEEPS: EASTERS PERFECTLY-PUFFED CANDY
POSTED APRIL 15, 2022
IN CANDY BLOG
What is a Peep and why do people love them so much?
Thats the question thats floating around our candy headquarters every Easter season as we stuff packages full of neon-colored birds and bunnies.
While we know that people absolutely adore the tiny delights, we were curious about where they came from in the first place. When you think about candy, the first idea usually isnt a sugar-coated marshmallow that looks like a bird.
So we did some research and found out that Peeps have a delightful story that dates back almost 100 years. And over the course of that time, theyve created what has become one of the most iconic seasonal candies weve ever tasted.
Before we tell you everything about Peeps, lets go back to the beginning
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A HISTORY OF PEEPS (Original Post)
cbabe
Mar 31
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republianmushroom
(13,858 posts)1. Still buying them for my wife at the age of 80.
cbabe
(3,553 posts)2. I honor your devotion. Sweet.
debm55
(25,774 posts)3. Thank you so very much cbabe.
LudwigPastorius
(9,262 posts)4. "why do people love them so much?"
They are still a thing, so obviously somebody loves them, but I'm 61 and I have never met any of these people.