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I'll be giving some to friends this evening as part of a meal I'm planning for them. I know they'll love 'em!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-05-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"hein57"},"reviewBody":"I can't believe how silly people are over this name! I think it means that mom's start baking in the fall when kids go back to school, and it's good for lunch boxes or after school treats.Seems like people get weird about names when the person was only trying to make a fun name.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-08-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Carla Weeks","givenName":"Carla","familyName":"Weeks"},"reviewBody":"This is a keeper! I severed them at a party and I was asked for the recipe. 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