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In 1928 a dairy farmer from Hershey, Pennsylvania created a simple but historic candy called the Reese’s peanut butter cup. Most people consume this tasty snack easily and quickly. For some candy can be a quick snack on the go and for some it can become an obsession. I however have a tradition that combines the two and forever changed the way I enjoy eating a Rees’s peanut butter cup. History of the peanut butter cup dates back to the early 20’s,but peanut butter itself dates back even older as far as 1904.Surprisingly peanut butter was created as a high protein food for people that had a hard time chewing meat. Over time the peanut butter cup has manifested into over two dozen different variations, one inpaticular; The Reese’s Big Cup. The Rees’s big cup is a single larger version of the original Rees’s peanut butter cup that is traditionally packaged by twos or in the king sized version that contains four. The big cup comes in a single larger version and is 1.4 oz of peanut butter and chocolate goodness and is the perfect example to describe the way in which I devour this candy in my tradition. The package the Big Cup comes in is thick and stout with a smooth wrapper. The word Big Cup is proudly displayed in bold letters on an orange and brown wrapper with a picture of the tasty morsel underneath. Just looking at the candy invites you to tear it open and take on this monstrous snack. Tearing open the snack is easy and painless and once opened it reveals an oversized peanut butter cup that immediately arouses your senses. The smell hints of the peanut butter trapped inside a thick ring of chocolate with a light layer on top sealing in the creamy and smooth peanut butter within. Only a slight aroma seeps out to tease your taste buds like the smell of a friend’s coffee or the left over lunch you spilled on your shirt. The process in which I enjoy this snack was first started as a contest with my daughter but over time has become a little tradition. However recently without any thought I started to enjoy a Big Cup in front of a friend in my traditional way when I looked over and saw a look of disgust across her face. After a slight pause she looked at me and said”What did that peanut butter cup do to be violated in such a way' “I never thought of it much but in a way I guess it’s an accurate description of my tradition, so let me begin in the way I violate the big cup. Start by removing the brown paper wrapper the big cup is nestled in. Carefully remove it from its serrated edges to avoid damaging the thick outer chocolate ring. The serrated edges I believe were created to ensure a firm grip for the next step of the violating process. Slightly grip the edges of the cup with the tips of your fingers leaving the bottom exposed for easy access. Next take a finger from your free hand and gently but firmly start pressing on the bottom of the cup. The soft peanut butter filling should easily start to give way. Meanwhile start twisting the cup in a rotating motion as to not apply to much pressure in one spot. This step must be done accurately as it is crucial in the correct process of violating your big cup. Notice the top of the cup starting to move as if it were about to give birth to some new peanut butter based life form. Continue the rotating and pressure till the peanut butter filling has been removed and only the milk chocolate ring remains. As a result you should have two separate snacks to enjoy. What you do with the hole left over in the big cup is up to you, an easily amused mind should have plenty of creative options. In the end you should have a slight ring of peanut butter left stuck inside of the chocolate ring to give you the satisfying taste of both Chocolate and peanut butter. The peanut butter cup was created as a small snack meant to be easily consumed. However as with most things in life I make them more difficult than intended. The Rees’s peanut butter cup comes in a Varity of sizes all the way up to a one pond 2,280 calorie behemoth. But no matter what the size just eating it will never be enough. The next time you try this particular snack see if you can successfully dismantle it in my traditional way and you will find it more difficult than you think and I hope the thought of violating the big cup doesn’t ruin it for you.