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Sprinkles
Crunchy and sugary, with little flavor beyond sweetness.
Lens analyzedSprinkles are small sugar-based decorations for cakes, cookies, and ice cream, ranging from tiny round nonpareils to the longer rod shape known as jimmies. They add crunch and color rather than flavor.
Where it comes from
Rod-shaped jimmies trace to early-1900s New England candy makers, and the format later spread nationally as a standard topping for ice cream and baked goods.
Buying it
Check whether the package is labeled for baking, since some colored sprinkles bleed or melt in oven heat and are only meant to be added after baking.
Storing it
Keep them sealed in the pantry away from humidity, which can make the colors bleed or the pieces clump together.
Keeps about 1 year in the pantry.
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