The Mystery of Marshmallow Peeps

Tonio

Tonio

Asperger's Poster Child
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Eggs, and consequently chicks, are a long-standing symbol of fertility and rebirth, an appropriate image for a holiday that celebrates the coming of spring. Originally part of a pagan fertility ritual symbolizing new life, the egg became incorporated into Easter as pagan rites were absorbed into Christianity with the Christianization of Central Europe...

Eastre was a Teutonic goddess of the dawn who was able to change a bird into a rabbit, a creature known for its fertility. In the 19th century, Germans gave a related gift during the Easter season: a basket of eggs with figures of bunnies placed in it. The Easter basket, and the Easter Bunny, really became popular in this country following the Civil War...
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I've never liked Peeps. When I was a kid, I'd eat everything else in my Easter basket, and let the peeps sit until they got crusty and had to be thrown out.
 
jazz lady

jazz lady

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I was reading something about Peep jousting contests. You take two Peeps, place them facing each other on a paper plate, stick a toothpick in each one in the jousting position, and place them in the microwave.

Turn it on high and watch the fun as they expand. Whichever Peep punctures the other one with its toothpick is the winner. :lmao:

Both winner and loser get eaten afterwards though. :frown:
 
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