#1. Buy Peeps. Buy assorted colors. (I also bought red ones but they are already gone. I had never seen red peeps before.)
#2. Free peeps from their cellophane prison. They have no thumbs so you cannot bake them a cake with a file in it. You must free the peeps yourself. They will be very grateful. A grateful peep is a happy peep.
#3. Test your peep for freshness. Really...they do not mind at all. This is a new born peep. See how squishy and tender he is? He is not ripe yet. Peeps need maturity.
#4. If you are unsure, use the backhand peep squishy method. Still too fresh. Fresh peeps are poisonous! Peeps are not designed to eat straight out of the package.
#5. Leave your peeps on the counter where they can run, frolic and mature. Do not cover your peeps. Coverage discourages the peeps the and makes them all emo.
#6. Remember that there is a 15 year old he-man in the house that does not care if peeps have reached their peak of readiness and has not one ounce of patience when it comes to peep aging. Go back and add a warning sign.
#7. Wait.
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*snorts* Good advice!!!
I always buy the yellow Peeps because of their coloring closeness to their animated cousins. But red would be good too. Gonna have to get some now.
i didn't know that there was a proper way to eat peeps. mainly because i don't eat them. adara likes them fresh finch likes his aged.
lol!
(and it's elementary school I'm at this week - crazily I usually teach junior high. but after this year no more apparently)
When do you put them in the microwave?
Thanks for the AWESOME tutorial! I have always appreciated a mature peep, but hadn't yet mastered the squeezing techniques. I'll go practice today!
LOL...microwaving peeps will be discussed in a later class.
Pratice makes PERFECT lola!!
You see, I've led such a sheltered life. I had no idea...
I was expecting to see the peeps meet an unfortunate early demise at the hands of you and Rachel, ala the peanut butter and marshmallow bunny incident that she posted.
ALL Peeps is poisonous, in my humble opinion.
This is too freakin' funny, Mindy!
You rock, Mindy.
Hey there are purple ones too. Did you leave the poor little purple peeps in the store??? tsk tsk. poor things.
I too checked for Peep readiness and they still have not reached the full potential.
Oh seriously... I think I just peed a little because I am laughing SO HARD. I had no idea friend.
The Alpha has cut his Peep consumption to one per year -- I buy him that chocolate egg with the Peep inside -- but since he just looked over my shoulder, it occurred to him that we should try roasting Peeps over an open fire this year, which of course will require a larger purchase. Experiment report this weekend.
yummmmm roasted peep s'mores... with all that freaking leftover chocolate... CADBURY CREME EGG ROASTED PEEP S'MORES!!! There ya go!! OMG I am sliding into a diabetic coma at the thought of it...
I was on the same page as Rev Kim - when they "mature" enough they'll be stiff enough to be buried in the peanut butter :0 *Run Peeps Run!!*
I like the way Flutterby thinks!!
PS - this is the same aging protocol I use on all marshmallow products unless I am using said products to hold together rice krispies
You made ma LOL at "they get all EMO."
I prefer Bunny's for some reason. Thank Gawd there will be microwave lessons to follow.
The gals in my club had never heard of such a thing, so that's what we did for fun. 10 women all gathered round my microwave like little kids.
Bunny 'Smores totally rawk!!
Mindy, you are so much fun. I'm wild about you.
My kids used to like to blow up regular marshmallows in the microwave; I can only imagine what a Peep would look like after microwaving. I look forward to the tutorial.
Peeps are gross, IMHO. But they might be okay roasted, like Flutterby said, if you have enough chocolate to cover them!
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