TWINKIES!!!

No, no, not the slang term - ITS Twinkie, that sweet snack cake that turned 80 this year. Picture 80 candles a Twinkie - next to impossible.

One of my wonderful memories as a kid was running to the snack counter for this treat. Gems, those two small, golden sponge cake cream filled morsels. A special treat along with my chocolate Kayo drink or 8 oz. bottle of Coke on a Saturday night. Nutrition value, ha-ha, 300 empty, sugar laden Twinkie calories weren’t even on the radar back then.

Created by James Dewar a bakery manager for Hostess (Continental Bakers) and, yes, made in Chicago. Hostess still cranks out over 500 million each year. Got to wonder if you did a term of existence experiment, which would have a longer shelf life a Twinkie or a can of Spam. I’d wager, Spam cause just on appeal alone, Twinkies wins.

Did you know that in the ‘50’s Buffalo Bob hawked them on the Howdy Doody Show?

Archie Bunker (“All in the Family ’70’s sit-com) had one every day in his lunchbox. Hell for Edith to pay the one day she forgot to include Twinkies in Archie’s lunch.


The phrase “big Twinkie” is introduced in the ‘84 “Ghostbuster” movie.

Pinky and the girls in ‘78’s movie “Grease” talked about Twinkies and wine at their pajama party.

In ‘94, “The Simpsons” Apu proved “you cannot hurt the Twinkie it always regains it form.

In “Zombieland”, 2009, a quest for Twinkies goes head-to-head with the undead.


And if that isn't enough, theTexas State Fair introduced the fried Twinkie. It quickly spread to other state fairs across the U.S., as well as some establishments that specialize in fried foods.
Just freeze the cake, dip it in batter and drop it in the fryer.

What an American icon!! Yep its off to the fridge for a cold glass of milk and you guessed it!!

Chow and Ciao for now!!!