# It's almost Easter 2012 and no Peeps thread yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651 "2012-04-03T01:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/1 "2012-04-03T01:44:29Z")
I’ve just bitten into my first Peeps chick of the season. I don’t know what it is about those little suckers, but I just love them. You know what makes them really good. Toast them over a fire, being careful not to burn them. The sugar on the outside melts and forms a crust. They are crunchy on the outside and soft and melty on the inside. And very very hot, so be careful. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/2 "2012-04-03T06:05:41Z")
My wife and kids, and everyone else I know, think Peeps are disgusting. I love them though. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/3 "2012-04-03T06:56:08Z")
Hot Tamales at least have a “flavor.” Those things don’t taste anything at all like chicken. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/4 "2012-04-03T09:07:10Z")
Every year, the Washington Post has a Peeps diarama contest. Here are this year’s results: > **[Peeps Show VI](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/peeps-show-vi/2012/03/27/gIQAswMmfS_gallery.html)** > > Presenting the winner of our sixth annual Peeps Diorama Contest, along with the other four finalists and a few dozen of our favorites. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/5 "2012-04-03T16:19:22Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’ve just bitten into my first Peeps chick of the season. I don’t know what it is about those little suckers, but I just love them. > > You know what makes them really good. Toast them over a fire, being careful not to burn them. The sugar on the outside melts and forms a crust. They are crunchy on the outside and soft and melty on the inside. And very very hot, so be careful. I love 'em too. I avoid buying candy or other sweets all year, but I have no defense against those little neon yellow birds. Or their hot pink bunny siblings. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/6 "2012-04-03T16:22:13Z")
I’m thinking most people think, ‘what’s the point?’… isn’t the world supposed to end soon? ---
**Author:** ![nofloyd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nofloyd/32/2870_2.png) [@nofloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nofloyd)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/7 "2012-04-03T18:48:50Z")
Making a peeps sunflower cake for Easter: > **[Peeps Sunflower Cake](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/peeps-sunflower-cake/)** > > The inspiration for this cake came from one of my favorite flowers, the sunflower. The yellow peeps make eye-catching flower petals, and I carefully placed chocolate chips in a circular pattern to resemble the seeds in the middle of a sunflower. This... A whim, not a huge peep fan, but family likes them so they’ll be in the house. Just too cute. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/8 "2012-04-03T21:10:54Z")
I’m a Peeps addict. Monday I’ll go out and buy all the 50% off boxes. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/9 "2012-04-04T03:25:08Z")
Come to Kansas City and burn 'em to your heart’s desire ([scroll down a bit](http://www.aquariusbooks.com/calender-events/?event=235)). ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/10 "2012-04-04T16:21:41Z")
My friend bought me some of the new chocolate-dipped peeps. Actually fairly tasty! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-easter-2012-and-no-peeps-thread-yet/617651/11 "2012-04-29T14:09:56Z")
Just yesterday I roasted the last of the 75% off Peeps I bought, a week and a half after Easter. Have you ever roasted a Peep? I do it gently, over hot coals, not flame. They start to swell, then brown lightly as the sugar on the outside caramelizes. Have to be careful not to burn your fingers, picking them off the stick. Yummy!😛 Now I’m wishing I could find Cadbury Eggs at some time other than Easter. Have to wait a whole year more for _ **THEM** _!