Karen Anderson, from Blair, NJ, knows all about my strange family Easter ritual that involves a certain chocolate bunny named Parsnip Pete. Every year, I have driven blog readers crazy by trying to locate Parsnip Pete to give my husband for Easter.
Parsnip Pete, who somehow became a family Easter Basket Favorite, more than 2 decades ago, is becoming harder and harder to spot. One year, I tried to substitute another brand of chocolate bunny, like Pitstop Pete or the Lil Professor, but the family rebelled.
Karen is a kind soul. You see, she sent me 2 Parsnip Petes to surprise me, then when it didn’t arrive, sent me two more!! Here they are:
Notice that the first two are rather sickly?
Yes, it took them several weeks to get here, so perhaps Parsnip Pete # 1 and 2 had an unfortunate detour to somewhere HOT!! LOL
The second 2 Parsnip Petes are in pristine condition and look lovely! 
Notice the bright yellow eyes? The fluffy bows? Thank you, Karen, for making my life simply wonderful with your gifts!!! I owe you one, friend!
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Keep watching…. a Parsnip Pete cartoon, an annual Feathered Fibers ritual, may yet appear!! Hugs, Carla
Hi there! Looks like everything is going well in your corner of the world….glad Parsnip Pete made it too!
Hi Carla,
Over the last couple of years I seen your pleas for Parsnip Pete and requested that an earlier note would be helpful. God only knows how I remembered this so early. In fact I stopped at one store and apparently purchased Parsnip Pete’s family members (made by the same company) by mistake (Peter Rabbit). I wasn’t sure just how specific the recipients are with P.P. so I went back out and bought the real deal.
The melted Parsnip Pete’s are actually kinda of funny looking. I thought when you said melted I expected a chocolate BLOB with creepy yellow eyes!
You could always keep the tradition going with that adorable grandson of yours, Jack!
Hugs,
Karen
PS – The Peter Rabbits will not go to waste…they will be given to my own boys who are much more interested in finding their hidden baskets than eating the chocolate!