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Candy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Diana's Desserts 
 San Francisco native Diana Woodall, now a resident of Sonoma, California, credits her Bay Area background with her passion for food. The site features recipes for cakes, tortes, pies, tarts, cookies, breads, pastries, cheesecakes, and candies, as well as international and holiday dessert recipes. Also includes photos, a discussion forum, baking tips, and a table of equivalent measures and weights and oven temperatures equivalents. Searchable. http://www.dianasdesserts.com Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Nov 4, 2004 Marshmallow Peeps
The official site for this quintessential Easter confection features recipes and crafts, an animated history timeline, and a virtual factory tour. For fun and reference, follow the bouncing bunny to readers' stories and experiments and creations. http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Mar 28, 2007 Marshmallow Peeps: Those Resilient Little Birds
Humorous "educational tour" that characterizes Marshmallow Peeps by investigating their reactions to cold, heat, solubility testing, and low-pressure environments. Also analyzes the risk of "the effects of smoking and alcohol on Peep health," explains the daring surgery to separate conjoined Peep quintuplets, and investigates Peeps' fear response. Note: the literature review has a number of dead links. http://www.peepresearch.org/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated May 10, 2005 Niederegger Lübeck
The website for this German marzipan factory features information about the paste made from almonds and sugar. Covers the marzipan production process, history of the factory, details about the marzipan museum in Lubeck, and recipes for marzipan desserts and cocktails. Most of the noncommercial content is in the "World of Marzipan" section. In English and German. http://www.niederegger.de/en/ Topics: Beverages, Recipes & Food Preparation, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Jun 7, 2008 Panoramic Sugar Eggs & More
Instructions for making panoramic sugar eggs, the molded candy eggs with Easter scenes, flowers, animals, and other decorations made with icing in their interiors. Includes detailed instructions and many photos of sample eggs. From the Confectionery Artists Guild of Orlando(COGA). http://www.shavkin.com/eggflori.html Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Apr 5, 2009 PastryWiz Food Resource Center
Decorating information and recipes for cakes including those for weddings and other special occasions are available on this searchable site. Also how to decorate with a paper cone, a history of chocolate, how to create edible flowers, food storage, safety, and additional information. There are many other recipes, job listings, a discussion group, a conversion chart, and chat. http://www.pastrywiz.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Jun 2, 2001 Toxic Treats
A set of investigative reports related to candy (mostly from Mexico) containing unsafe levels of lead. Features articles about lead-tainted chilies, Mexican candy makers, poisoned packaging, and border regulations. Also includes a narrated slide show, a toxic treats index with images of tainted candy, and links to background information. From the Orange County Register. Most material also available in Spanish. http://www2.ocregister.com/investigations/2004/lead/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Nov 19, 2009 The Twinkies Project
This humorous site presents a series of experiments that are "designed to determine the properties of that incredible food, the Twinkie." Results available in haiku. Conducted during finals week by students at Rice University. http://www.twinkiesproject.com/ Topics: Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Jan 6, 2005 |
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