I take an egg
All shiny white
And then I dip
It out of sight.
I leave it there
Within the cup
Then after a minute
I pick it up.
And oh!
It's a lovely
Shade of green!
The prettiest Easter egg
I've ever seen.
Sarah Benedetti
For I remember it is Easter morn, And life and love and peace are all new born.
~Alice Freeman Palmer
While filled eggs were first manufactured by the Cadbury Brothers in the early 1920s, the Creme Egg in its current form was not released until 1971. The weight of the standard Creme Egg has iminished since 1971. * 1971 net weight 2 oz. (54g) * 2006 net weight 1.4 oz. (39g) One Creme Egg contains approximately 170 calories.