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usrevenge t1_j6mrcx3 wrote

Reply to comment by kegster2 in "Father of Peeps" marshmallow candies Bob Born dies at 98 by Drink-my-koolaid

Candy corn is good though peeps look good but taste so bad idk what it is.

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PGDW t1_j6mv0jx wrote

Disagree. In fact, the texture of the marshmallows in peeps is way better (softer and tastier) than in a lot of candies that use it.

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2459-8143-2844 t1_j6mzzz6 wrote

You're right about the marshmallow texture. I think what I always disliked was the grainy sand texture of the sugar coating.

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epidemicsaints t1_j6n6kad wrote

I don't know how long it's been since you've had one, but for decades the sugar coating had a sharp acrid taste (I am sure it was the coloring) and that is no longer the case. That taste, along with the grit, made them inedible to me but now I love them.

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lamb_pudding t1_j6pfk33 wrote

I’ve always enjoyed the yellow ones. Some of the other colors like pink always tasted off to me. A bit bitter.

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altcntrl t1_j6my8wo wrote

They’re both not tasty but must be cheap to make. Throughout my life I’ve seen them used as decoration more than I’ve seen them eaten.

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