HOW MANY PEEPS CAN YOU POP?

HOW MANY PEEPS CAN YOU POP?



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Easter is about more than egg hunts to a man in Sacramento, California – it’s also when he’s able to fulfill his obsession with those spongy animal-shaped candies known as “Peeps.” Each year, Dave Smith holds the official “Peep Off” – a contest where Peeps lovers come from all over to see who can eat the most brightly-colored clumps of marshmallowy goo in 30 minutes. Smith says there are strict rules for the Peep Off – mainly that you keep all the Peeps down for at least five minutes after the time is up. The current record is 88, set last year by Sacramento resident Dennis Gross. The fifth annual Peep Off will be held April 28, and Smith hopes this one goes off better than last year’s festivities. It seems last year’s Peep Off was ruined when police showed up threatening to arrest the noisy Peeps fanatics.

Wed 04-11-01