Peeps and Sweeps

Melting peeps, from seriouseats.com

Confession: I don't really like Peeps, although I give props to the sick genius who decided to coat marshmallows with more sugar. But what they do provide are nostalgia. My sister blowing them up in the microwave. Mailing deliberately stale Peeps (with a slit cut in the packaging) to one of my friends, who prefers them stale. Spending all of last Easter editing my big paper, binging on Peeps, and leaving a trail of pink smudges all over the art department. The creepy sweetness of them is comforting, sometimes. And I used some leftovers a few days ago to make rice crispy treats, which was an excellent idea.

There are lots of Peeps tidbits on the interwebs. Here is a gem from wikipedia: "Peeps are sometimes jokingly described as 'indestructible'. In 1999, scientists at Emory University performed experiments on batches of Peeps to see how easily they could be dissolved, burned or otherwise disintegrated, using such agents as cigarette smoke, boiling water and liquid nitrogen. They claimed that the eyes of the confectionery 'wouldn't dissolve in anything'." And the recipes! Peepshi? Check. (and see picture below). Peeps afloat on a bed on blue jello? Check. Deep fried Peeps? Check. Peepsicles? Check.

Peepshi, also from seriouseats.com

As for all of you peeps reading this (ha ha! That was a wonderful transition, wasn't it?) I just wanted to say thanks--for reading, for humoring my ramblings, and (most of all) for being in my life. Also, I'd like to encourage you to check out the blogs I have listed on the side, as I have just linked The Cranky Professor there. I am a prior student of said cranky professor (although he's not really that cranky), and it's a fun blog.

As for the sweeps part of this post: I would like to announce that until I leave Brooklyn I will be working hard to visit EVERY neighborhood in Brooklyn, and then writing about each one for you. There might be pictures. There might be the quoting of song lyrics. There might be adventures! Also, I'm thinking of doing an art sweeps week too (an artwork a day, from little known places or artists I especially like, in the NYC area.) Stay tuned.