Seven Things You Didn't Know About Peeps-- Part 2

2. FOUNDER SAM BORN WAS A CANDY INNOVATOR:

Sam Born is credited with creating a machine that put sticks into hard candy (lollipops) and creating "jimmies" which are chocolate sprinkles used on ice cream. He named them after a factory worker of his named Jimmy. He also changed chocolate's makeup so it could last through a summer without melting. (M&Ms?)

3. PEEPS HAVE A BOBLICAL HOMETOWN:

The company moved from Brooklyn to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression. They took over a vacant building which is still there, though expanded to 100,000 square feet.

4. ORIGINAL PEEPS TOOK 27 HOURS TO MAKE:

In 1972, Sam Born's son, Bob, discovered Amish women making marshmallow peeps by hand using pastry tubes, but the process took 27 hours. Innovative like his father, Bob Born created a machine which could make them in six minutes. Peeps used to even have little wings on them, but that was discontinued in the late 50s.

So, the Little Guys Used to Be Able to Fly? --DaCoot