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The treat, born out of a dorm room dare of sorts, measured 10
feet by 10 feet by 6 1/2-feet tall, with a preliminary weight of
11,327 pounds, according to Cream City Scale of Madison, which
was on hand to weigh the dessert.
The colossus made by combining Rice Krispies cereal,
marshmallows and butter was more than 1,000 pounds heavier than
a 10,314 pound Rice Krispies treat made in California in 2010
that is recognized by Guinness World Records.
The students had been aiming for a 15,000 pound dessert and
manufacturers had donated 9,000 pounds of marshmallows, 5,500
pounds of Rice Krispies and 900 pounds of butter for the effort.
Danny Lerner, one of the organizers, said Sunday he was pleased
with the results after challenges posed by raw weather and
warping in the wooden mold used to make the treat. The dessert
is being chopped up to raise money for Wisconsin charities.
"We had an ambitious goal and we succeeded," Lerner said, adding
that extra cereal will be donated to food pantries or other
organizations that will accept them.
(Reporting by Mary Reardon; Editing by Christian Plumb)
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