Peeps are like candy corn for Easter: you either love them or despise them when you see them on store shelves. However, there is a significant distinction between Peeps and candy corn.
Peeps are marshmallows shaped like chicks, bunnies, and other animals that are sold in the United States and Canada. Different shapes are also employed for different holidays.
Here are a few facts you need to know before eating peeps this Easter.
1. Peeps are an Easter basket classic created by a family-owned company called Just Born (established in 1923 in New York, but based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, since 1932), which also manufactures Mike & Ikes, Hot Tamales, and Peanut Chews. That is something we are all aware of.
2. For more than two decades, Peeps, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2013, has been the best-selling non-chocolate Easter treat.
3. Each Peeps Marshmallow Chick took 27 hours to manufacture by hand using a pastry tube when they were originally released in 1953. It takes roughly six minutes to create now, thanks to technological advancements.
4. Just Born “clipped” the wings of Peeps Chicks in 1955 to make them look more sleek and contemporary.
5. Every 8 seconds, a baby is born in the United States, resulting in the hatching of 509 Peeps sweets. (On a daily basis, around 5.5 million Peeps are created.)
6. Approximately 2 billion Peeps candies are produced each year. That’s enough to complete a two-and-a-half-circle of the world.
7. Peeps are available in over a dozen distinct flavors around Easter; the most popular are Party Cake, Fruit Punch, and Sour Watermelon.
