Power to the Peeps!

El Nino Peep


Dali Peep


Pet Peep


Deconstructing Peeps

• It takes six minutes to make a Peep.

• In 1953, it took 27 hours to make a Peep; the recipe required new Peeps to sit overnight.

• Then, Peeps were squeezed out of a pastry tube one at a time and the eyes were painted by hand. Now modern technology can make 3,500 Peep eyes per minute.

• One urban myth about Peeps is that their black-dot eyes are made of tar. Not true. They are made of wax.

• As many as 2-million Peeps a day roll off the conveyor belts at Just Born Inc.

• About 30 percent of Peep eaters like them stale, though Just Born wraps Peeps within six minutes to keep them fresh.

• Some people freeze Peeps. Some microwave them. Or roast them. There are those who use Peeps as pizza topping.

• Each Peep has 32 calories and is fat-free. A five-chick serving is 160 calories and a jolting 36 grams of sugar.
http://www.sptimes.com/Floridian/40898/Power_to_the_peeps.html

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