This photo documentary offers a sneak peak into the Peep factory, highlighting the steps in the official ‘making-of’ procedure for these sugary Easter cult icons.
If you don’t know what marshmallow Peeps are, I suggest you go on YouTube and look them up pronto. With Easter right around the corner, you’ll be bound to find these artificially colored squishy candy chicks and rabbits in your local grocery store or Walmart, and when you do, I dare you to throw one in the microwave!
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A Sneak Peak Into the Peeps Factory Before Easter
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