Peeps: America's Most popular Easter Candy

Peeps may be jelly beans rival among America's most loved Easter treats! Nearly 600 million Peeps, in the shape of chicks or bunnies will likely be consumed this Easter.

Peeps might be America's favorite, however, their roots return to a Russian-born man, Sam Born, who was simply surviving in France learning chocolate. In 1910, he packed up and immigrated for the United states of america and in 1917 opened a candy shop in Nyc where he earned and sold his sweets.

His candy shop was a real success that they outgrew his store, Just Born. The store left New york and gone to live in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.reizhusten

In 1953, Born acquired the Rodda Company. Whilst it was jelly beans he was seeking, he and his awesome family were fascinated by a few dimensional marshmallows shaped like chicks, called Peeps. Women with the Rodda Company were making the Peeps in the back of the factory, each peep taking 27-hours to produce. Just Born created a mechanized Peep production and could introduce the marshmallow confections to consumers over a mass scale by 1954. It had been an Easter hit!

Just Born being operating out of Pennsylvania was obviously a large reason behind the success. At the time it turned out America's largest community of German immigrants. It really is these immigrants we credit with popularizing the Easter Bunny tradition in the United States.

Here's some lighter moments things to consider while eating that fluffy marshmallow Peep:

That first Easter Peep that took 27 hours to generate, can be made in just six minutes.
Easter Peeps created in the back-room of the factory were finished with pastry bags as well as the eyes were hand painted. Today these are stated in a factory where 3,500 Peep eyes are created in a minute!
There's no proper way to consume a Peep. Many eat them stale, frozen, roasted, microwaved as well as as pizza topping!

                                                                     
Each Peep has 32 calories and 0 fat grams. A recommended serving is five-chicks!
It was not until 1995, when lavender was added. Until then Peeps only started in three colors: yellow, white and pink.
In 1998 the organization hatched blue Peeps for Easter.
Yellow Peeps remain typically the most popular, followed by pink, lavender, blue and white.
Peeps outsell jelly beans during Easter
The Just Born Company also manufacturers Mike and Ike, Hot Tamales, Just Born Jelly Beans and Teenee Beanee Gourmet Jelly Beans.