tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post464450217115433789..comments2024-03-29T08:07:36.632-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On Life After TwinkiesJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40560334802980095472012-11-17T06:37:55.437-05:002012-11-17T06:37:55.437-05:00Other than the jobs that will be lost, I could car...Other than the jobs that will be lost, I could care less if this junk food making company goes away. America is so obese now it's ridiculous. Maybe someone should learn to make a healthier Twinkie and Ding Dong?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68299773334227714092012-11-16T08:38:44.073-05:002012-11-16T08:38:44.073-05:00Can't believe that no one mentioned the scene ...Can't believe that no one mentioned the scene in WALL-E where the robot opens a 700 year old Twinkie and it's still freshbookwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522362520008113106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4340126040083220572012-01-14T03:02:18.911-05:002012-01-14T03:02:18.911-05:00I consider myself to be immensely fortunate to hav...I consider myself to be immensely fortunate to have grown up in a home where our desserts were always homemade. My mom and grandmother were both excellent bakers, and everything they made was so superior to store-bought chemical-laden crap. At school my friends always envied my brother and me, and tried to talk us into swapping desserts with them. Ha! No way!<br /><br />I will admit to having split a deep fried Twinkie at the County Fair when they first came out. It was ... different. So I won't be shedding any tears if Twinkies go out of production. Besides, I got my fill of chemicals during the 60s, if you know what I mean, and I barely made it out alive. :)Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788610902096354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76776242146717207472012-01-13T18:08:22.699-05:002012-01-13T18:08:22.699-05:00Karen, my great-grandmother Troy had several stack...Karen, my great-grandmother Troy had several stacks, in all their colors, at the camp up north.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20488091209418892822012-01-13T17:07:16.359-05:002012-01-13T17:07:16.359-05:00Wow, I had no memory whatsoever of cottage cheese ...Wow, I had no memory whatsoever of cottage cheese in aluminum tumblers. Really? The tall ones? <br /><br />Which might make sense, in the context of my grandmother. No way would she have gone out and bought such a cool thing. :-)Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16059746944214942822012-01-13T13:18:59.732-05:002012-01-13T13:18:59.732-05:00Oh, Lil . . . the diet plate! An ice cream scoop o...Oh, Lil . . . the diet plate! An ice cream scoop of cottage cheese instead of mashed potato, three tomato slices, and dry toast! Thank you for the memory endorsement. xoMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23011048876309562042012-01-13T12:57:53.064-05:002012-01-13T12:57:53.064-05:00No, Reine, this is not a memory issue. Either they...No, Reine, this is not a memory issue. Either they came with cottage cheese or they had a commercial on how to pretty up cottage cheese so we would eat it. Remember, it was always on the "diet plate." But then again maybe we share the same memory issues ;)lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82764399698162629172012-01-13T12:40:00.978-05:002012-01-13T12:40:00.978-05:00Karen & Hallie, didn't those tumblers come...Karen & Hallie, didn't those tumblers come with cottage cheese in them? Or is this one of those famous false memory issues?Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23017773728533607342012-01-13T10:29:32.077-05:002012-01-13T10:29:32.077-05:00They were so pretty. I think they were safe, since...They were so pretty. I think they were safe, since no cooking was involved.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23694065302275944882012-01-13T08:45:41.625-05:002012-01-13T08:45:41.625-05:00ALUMINUM TUMBLERS! Oh, what a memory, Karen - that...ALUMINUM TUMBLERS! Oh, what a memory, Karen - that's gotta be a future blog topic. They had a distinctive taste and feel, and the colors were downright radioactive. Were they safe?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88529280671769653422012-01-12T21:44:34.760-05:002012-01-12T21:44:34.760-05:00Sorry for the typos and for leaving out words. The...Sorry for the typos and for leaving out words. The words were in my head, but did not show up on the screen when I was doing my two-thumbed Kindle typing (in a hurry, because I'm hungry for a non-Hostess snack).<br /><br />Gotta go help myself to chocolate ice cream...Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38075812976499273352012-01-12T21:35:27.905-05:002012-01-12T21:35:27.905-05:00Ding Dongs! I have been trying to remember tha nam...Ding Dongs! I have been trying to remember tha name ever since I finished reading the blog today!<br /><br />I don't really care happens to Twinkies and their relatives. (Sorry, Hostess.) Even when I was growing up, I found most of them to be too sweet. I tried many of them - but NOT at home - had to surreptitiously get them when I was near a vending machine away from the parental eyes - but I rarely tried the same snack twice. (Almost sounds like I'm talking about drugs, doesn't it?!) My parents thoroughly disapproved of all Hostess type snacks so we had to buy and eat them away from home. When I was in college, a friend introduced me to Snowballs. I liked them better than other similar snacks but never made a habit of eating them. My Life-Long Love will always be chocolate,especially the really dark stuff. (I grew up in a family of chocolate addicts.)Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26153353214628444432012-01-12T20:52:33.794-05:002012-01-12T20:52:33.794-05:00headsmack
It was Hostess cupcakes, not Ho-Ho'...headsmack <br /><br />It was Hostess cupcakes, not Ho-Ho's, that my friend made for her son's birthday. <br /><br />Aha! RC Cola! I was trying to think of that the other day, and all that came to mind was Dr. Pepper. I loved RC Cola. My grandparents kept those jewel-toned aluminum tumblers in their teeny freezer for beer, but they were awesome for drinking RC Cola from, too.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65875760142966491432012-01-12T19:09:03.841-05:002012-01-12T19:09:03.841-05:00Okay...I've been on a tropical island...I come...Okay...I've been on a tropical island...I come home and see online that Hostess files for bankruptcy and I think - wow, it must be a slow news day. What's next - cocktail waitess bounces a check?<br /><br />I was more of a Devil Dog person myself. Are they still around?BTW, Hallie, absolutely check out Koyannisqatsi. I saw it on the big screen this year with a live orchestra conducted by Philip Glass, the composer of the music. Sooo cool. But I confess I don't remember the Twinkies.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52328336832138434922012-01-12T19:02:28.457-05:002012-01-12T19:02:28.457-05:00Hallie? Petroleum? Really?
Hank? Haaaaannnk!Hallie? Petroleum? Really?<br /><br />Hank? Haaaaannnk!Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70232288745769818522012-01-12T18:17:08.156-05:002012-01-12T18:17:08.156-05:00Lynn - you got me there. I DO love Hostess cupcake...Lynn - you got me there. I DO love Hostess cupcakes. <br /><br />Best of all, we have a local bakery Babycakes in Quincy MA that make a fabulous version. They'll even squiggle a name over the top (when I ordered 30 for a shower) and they're delicious, made without preservatives and petroleum, and incredibly reasonably priced. http://babycakesshop.net/Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50515919263434917142012-01-12T18:14:18.107-05:002012-01-12T18:14:18.107-05:00You're right, LizT...
Archie gets up set when...You're right, LizT...<br /><br />Archie gets up set when Edith doesn't put a Twinky(ie?) in his lunch. And when Sammy David Jr. comes to visit, he opens a fresh box of them.<br /><br />So what is the singular? Twinky or Twinkie?? Or does that miss the point, since you never eat just one??Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23561854876704992302012-01-12T18:12:55.246-05:002012-01-12T18:12:55.246-05:00I got a sugar high just reading the blog today!
N...I got a sugar high just reading the blog today!<br /><br />Never cared for Twinkies, but am I the only one who was crazy for Hostess Cupcakes? Loved the chocolate with the 7 white squiggles on top! Then, after one of our moves, my mother discovered Little Debbie's brand was cheaper so we switched to those.<br /><br />Oh, now I've got NRBQ's version of the song "RC Cola and a Moon Pie" in my head. Think I'm highly suggestible?Lynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624333137637840905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2148230270698983502012-01-12T16:58:46.202-05:002012-01-12T16:58:46.202-05:00I prefer Ding Dongs, but Twinkie's will do, in...I prefer Ding Dongs, but Twinkie's will do, in a pinch. Wasn't it Twinkies that dear Archie Bunker loved in his lunchbox?lizTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64801769061094800792012-01-12T16:00:24.445-05:002012-01-12T16:00:24.445-05:00And peppermint tea in the little plastic "tea...And peppermint tea in the little plastic "tea-set" cups. It's not like I lived (live?!) in my imagination at all!Becky Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406002037226319543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14674781889247077612012-01-12T15:50:24.566-05:002012-01-12T15:50:24.566-05:00Becky, that in incredibly sweet.
So now I'm i...Becky, that in incredibly sweet.<br /><br />So now I'm imagining High Tea with one of those tiered trays. Twinkies and Ho Hos on the bottom tiers; Snowball on the top. (Tea sandwiches of Wonderbread with the crusts removed, filled with orange American cheese and Miracle Whip?)Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-754347614301555552012-01-12T15:44:55.661-05:002012-01-12T15:44:55.661-05:00I have to admit that it has always been a dream of...I have to admit that it has always been a dream of mine to eat a deep-fried twinkie. Okay, at least a bite of one. Overall, I'm not a HUGE hostess fan, but the thought of never eating a Ho-Ho is a bit nostalgically upsetting. And no more snowballs? I think, for me as a kid, they were the closest thing I could get to all those deliciously described cakes and pastries I read about in British books, like Enid Blyton Famous Five series and Arthur Ransome's Swallows & Amazon. I know, almost insulting, but they helped the dream... :)Becky Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406002037226319543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68127344054131214232012-01-12T15:43:53.525-05:002012-01-12T15:43:53.525-05:00Ha ha Angelo, the twinkie tiramisu scene is a clas...Ha ha Angelo, the twinkie tiramisu scene is a classic. You all are going to love Ang's character, who writes a column called "cooking with Betty" and can't cook to save his a**!Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85869319881958685532012-01-12T15:36:00.754-05:002012-01-12T15:36:00.754-05:00Oh, so funny, Hallie! Wet Twinkies! Ergghhh. Li...Oh, so funny, Hallie! Wet Twinkies! Ergghhh. Like Hallie and Lisa, I grew up in a house with "healthy" cookies. (My mom became an Adele Davis follower when I was about twelve, but the sweetest thing I remember having even earlier were my grandmother's homemade snickerdoodles.)<br /><br />I did have a brief fling with illicit Twinkies in junior high, eaten in secret in my room while reading romance or fantasy novels. It didn't last. Haven't had a Twinkie since, and have never had a Ho Ho. I think that should be a "thank God."Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14745723931080304452012-01-12T14:51:50.915-05:002012-01-12T14:51:50.915-05:00Lisa, Welcome back!
I grew up in a house with onl...Lisa, Welcome back!<br /><br />I grew up in a house with only home baked cookies - chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, amazing cinnamon cookies (which I have never been able to duplicate). <br /><br />And boy did I feel deprived, too. My idea of heaven was an Oreo.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.com