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Peep Fun Facts
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Just Born created lavender peeps for the first time in 1995. |
In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one Marshmallow Peep. Today, it takes six minutes.
The first Peeps were squeezed one at a time out of a pastry tube and the eyes were painted on by hand. Now, machines create 3,500 Peeps' eyes per minute.
Just Born's Bethlehem, Pa., factory makes more than 1 billion Peeps a year -- that's 4 million Peeps a day.
Americans will eat more than 600 million Marshmallow Peeps and Bunnies this Easter.
Popular ways to eat Peeps: stale, microwaved, frozen, roasted, or served as toppings on pizza.
Until 1995, when lavender was added, Peeps only came in three colors: yellow, pink and white. Blue Peeps were hatched for Easter in 1998.
Each Peep has 32 calories (160 calories per five-chick serving) and 0 fat grams.
Yellow Peeps are the most popular, followed by pink, lavender, blue, then white.
During Easter, Peeps outsell jelly beans.
Peeps-manufacturer Just Born also makes Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike, Just Born Jelly Beans and Teenee Beanee gourmet jelly beans.
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