nPostednon July 15, 2014
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nWhat’snfive centimeters long, two different colors, and two differentnflavors—and shaped like a worm?
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nNotna lot of bi-colored worms show up in our food supply, so I’m prettynsure the only answer is Gummi Worms. Today is the day to buy a packnand use these crazy candies to make a creative dessert.
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Usually,nwhen people create a dessert featuring Gummi Worms, they think aboutnthe fact that worms live in dirt. Of course, the dessert version ofndirt tends to be crumbled chocolate cookies (Oreos count!) orncrumbled brownies. Some people go for the mud version of dirt and usenchocolate pudding or mousse. n
Usually,nwhen people create a dessert featuring Gummi Worms, they think aboutnthe fact that worms live in dirt. Of course, the dessert version ofndirt tends to be crumbled chocolate cookies (Oreos count!) orncrumbled brownies. Some people go for the mud version of dirt and usenchocolate pudding or mousse. nn
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nInhaven’t seen people using the idea of Gummi Worms as fishing bait ornas a play on the “can of worms” idea. Another common image of anworm is a worm’s head appearing out of an apple. I wonder how to donthat with a Gummi Worm…. (thinking hard…)
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nAnyway,nhopefully you can have fun with creating something “dirty” andn“wormy” and delicious. If you need help with ideas, check out Food-dot-com.
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Youncan do other fun stuff with Gummi Worms, too. For example, do annexperiment to find out how many pennies a Gummi Worm can hold beforenit breaks. How far can a Gummi Worm stretch before it breaks?
Youncan do other fun stuff with Gummi Worms, too. For example, do annexperiment to find out how many pennies a Gummi Worm can hold beforenit breaks. How far can a Gummi Worm stretch before it breaks?n
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nAlso,nI’ve heard that Gummi Worms grow when held underwater. Try it…
nAlso,nI’ve heard that Gummi Worms grow when held underwater. Try it…
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nDidnyou know…?
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nDidnyou know…?
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nGummin Bears were invented about 60 years Gummi Worms! A man named Hansn Riegel, the founder of Haribo, invented the Gummi Bear and named itn from the German word for rubber.
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There are a LOT of different
Gummi candy shapes!n
nAccordingn to Wikipedia, other COMMON shapes for Gummi candy (aside from bearsn and worms) include bottles, frogs, hamburgers, sharks, toy soldiers,n full-size rats, large human body parts such as hearts or feet orn faces, and Smurfs.
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- Then only thing worse than full-size Gummi Rats is Road Kill Gummies.n These were Gummi candy shaped as partly flattened squirrels,n chickens, and snakes.
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| OMG! Who has been making… buying…EATING!!! full-size Gummi Rats??? |
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n Ummm…what???
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nnThankfully,nthe New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalsncomplained about the Road Kill Gummies, and Kraft Foods decided tonstop producing them.
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