• Guide Note: Peeps are marshmallow candies made from marshmallow, sugar, gelatin, and carnauba wax and come in various shapes to celebrate different holidays. Peeps were first introduced by Sam Born, a Russian immigrant, in 1953. In the beginning Peeps were hand-formed and it took 27 hours to make a yellow chick which was the first form of Peeps and how their name was derived. Fast Facts:

  1. Sold in Canada and United States
  2. Most often used to fill Easter baskets
  3. Newer ones come in flavors such as chocolate, eggnog, strawberry and orange
  4. Red ones sold only at Target
  5. Other shapes: Bats, hearts, eggs, gingerbread men, snowmen, stars, cats, pumpkins, trees

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