It's Not an Easter Basket Without...

[NutBrnHair]

Robin's eggs

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I don't fall squarely on Team Hates Chocolate (unless it's chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream -- really don't like either)

I totally agree with you about chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream. That's weird, though. I don't know how can I like milk chocolate, but not like chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream.

[33girl]

I love the concept of Cadbury's Creme Eggs, but in reality they are just way too sweet for me.

[BraveMaroon]

It's not the taste of Cadbury Creme Eggs that I object to, it's the texture - which tends to be the case with most foods I don't care for.

But, I wonder if any CCE enthusiasts have tried the deep fried Cadbury Creme Egg recipe?

I think that might make the middle a little less stiff/gritty.

[carnation]

I just remembered that this dietician we know ate SIX Cadbury's creme eggs one morning and then went for a blood test. He swore that you could see the creme in the blood.

[UofISigKap]

In addition to the candies already posted and the hard boiled eggs, we would also get a little something that went with whatever we gave up for Lent. For example, the year I gave up biting my nails (terrible habit, I know), I got some pink nail polish.

[agzg]

We usually got gifts in our Easter baskets with a little less candy. Since I don't typically like Easter candies, I'd get Starburst and Skittles, while my brother got the jelly beans and chocolates. But we really didn't get that much candy.

We'd get either a new outfit, or a book or toy we'd been coveting. But my mom loved to buy gifts (we also got small gifts for Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day). I think she also realized we teased for things less if she spread out any gift giving throughout the year.

When we were in college my mom still made us Easter Baskets - they usually had things like socks and underwear in them. After my brother and I turned 21 we each got booze (my brother got Jack, I got a bigass bottle of wine).

After my mom died I started making them for my dad, brother, and his wife. Only if we're spending the holiday together, but I think they enjoy it. Plus, I use the cutest baskets. It also helps to have fun when April 1 and Palm Sunday are closer together than this year - My mom died on April 1, which was Palm Sunday.

[Still BLUTANG]

Ferrero Rocher and a check!

[Low C Sharp]

I love the concept of Cadbury's Creme Eggs, but in reality they are just way too sweet for me.

Agreed! I'm always tempted to try one, and then I can't get past the first bite. I want it to be, like, mildly sweet vanilla custard in there, instead of 100% sugar.
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[lovespink88]

$20 in a plastic egg.

My easter basket always consists of candy and a few little gifts. When I was younger it was usually like a new coloring book, crayons, markers, etc. and as I got older I would get some magazines or make up as the little gifts. Sometime during high school my mom just stopped being creatived and it turned to candy and a $20 bill in a plastic egg. (not that I'm complaining!) From high school through just last year (I was still getting them cause I was living at home, lol) I would always look forward to the egg with the cash.

I wonder if I'll at least get candy still? lol

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I also hate peeps but love cream eggs.

I love marshmallows and hate peeps.

Welcome to the cream egg, team.

I feel the same way about marshmallows=yum and peeps=

Originally Posted by DrPhil

food coloring.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Welcome to the cream egg, team.

I'm liking how the cream egg team is shaping up here. All the best GC ppl are on it!

[DiamondAthena]

cheap ass, poorly made toys that break Easter day!