Hey, Owasso Peeps. Its that time of year. Fun facts about Peeps.
1)Peeps are the #1 non-chocolate Easter Candy
2)Peeps eating record is 7 peeps in 30 seconds
3)700 million Peeps are consumed ever Easter
4)Yellow Peeps are the most popular.
5)Peeps are low fat, only 32 calories and 0 fat grams
This Easter Americans will consume an estimated 700 million Marshmallow Peeps. Fanatics maintain web sites featuring everything from Peep stats to an inventive online movie called “Lord of the Peeps,” and each year at least a few newspapers print odes to the candy. But for all the fascination with Peeps, it’s never been clear why the sugary treats are associated with Easter. The marshmallow rabbits represent the Easter Bunny, but what do marshmallow chicks have to do with the resurrection of Christ?
As it turns out, chicks have little to do with Jesus and a lot to do with spring. In 1917, Sam Born, a Russian immigrant, opened a small candy shop in New York City that sold chocolates and other confections. When the company grew, Born relocated it to Bethlehem, PA., and named it Just Born, after a slogan he’d coined to advertise the freshness of his wares. Then, in 1953, Just Born bought a local Pennsylvania confectioner called the Rodda Candy Company.
Enjoy all the Peeps you can handle this year. But I encourage you to engage in the meaning of Easter with the Resurrection of Christ.
