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Everyone loved it and I looked like a gourmet chef!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-04-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jkjdk"},"reviewBody":"Altho meringue cups were very lite, they were too large. I thhink I would make them smaller, and tdhey would look more attractive on a dessert plate. Very good and liked by all.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-04-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"4health"},"reviewBody":"It was easy to adjust the size of the meringue cups as we had some small children for Easter dinner. These were light and so attractive. Only one did not eat the meringue, but they did finish off the lemon curd (made with the recipe here) and all of the fruit. Thank You for the recipe.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-04-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"sunflwr4u"},"reviewBody":"I used my regular Lemon Meringue pie filling recipe as I doubled the recipe for the cups for a crowd. The meringue cups are really fragile but made a great presentation. I had many compliments on these.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-02-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"kristinafoss"},"reviewBody":"
I really enjoyed making these. They looked so fun and springy that I tried them out - everyone loved them! They have a great fresh fruit taste.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-04-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RebeccaACox"},"reviewBody":"This is a new fav. in our house. Easy to make and lovely treat.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-04-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jetcarolinet"},"reviewBody":"This was so easy. I served it at Easter and even the kids came back for seconds. I couldn't find lemon curd so I made my own. 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