The Twinkie

[Chadeaux]

 

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[leaker]

leaker says you can't pay someone $20.00 an hour to make a product to sell to someone who make only 5 bucks an hour. as woody said earilyer to day let us have a moment just to remember the twinkie

 

[lost]

mojjax---I checked your e-bay link. Good grief, how many totally insane people do we have running loose? I was going to post our Washington Post, 11/17/12 reported they were Twinkies on ebay for $100 bucks. The reporter should check back and see the $1500 bid. Maybe it's time to stop "Stacking Silver" and start "Stacking Twinkies".

 

[FarmerChick]

Hostess and another 18,000 out of work at one time.

dreadful economy situaton.

and those suffering financially can't afford a box of twinkees or ho ho or hostess anymore

 

[bill from lachine]

Folks,

I read that Weston bakeries in Canada have the rights to continue making them north of the border.....maybe someone can get a distribution deal going with them....lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[FarmerChick]

we don't need more junk food imported!

 

[bigscoop]

I have a half eaten Twinkie that use to belong to Elvis, if anyone is interested in bidding on it.

 

[Red James Cash]

It does bother me a bit except for the people losing their jobs.I was never partial to little cakes cooked by chemical reaction,not ovens,and filled with whipped lard.

 

[ticm]

How Twinkies Are Made - Business Insider

 

[bigscoop]

How Twinkies Are Made - Business Insider

Good source,.....I know guys who use to have to service those ovens.

 

[Red James Cash]

The Twinkie: Ingredients Revealed
By: Kate Thorp (View Profile)

Five ingredients come from rocks.

This got my attention. However, it only got worse when I discovered that the ingredients come from phosphate mines in Idaho, gypsum mines in Oklahoma, and oil fields in China. Okay, so now I was wondering if I was watching a real news story—come to find out, I was.

The Twinkie, which was created during the Depression, contains thirty-nine ingredients. One of those ingredients is a preservative, sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is an ingredient I see on many packages, and I have never thought twice about it. But author Steve Ettlinger did. He found that sorbic acid is actually derived from natural gas.

If that isn’t shocking enough, he goes on to talk about other ingredients like cellulose gum, Polysorbate 60, and calcium sulfate. Apparently, these ingredients are also used in sheet rock, shampoo, and rocket fuel. No wonder Twinkies make kids run around like crazy and have even been used as a defense for murder!

Mr Ettlinger also found that the vitamins, artificial colors, and flavorings in Twinkies come from petroleum.

I started to wonder how this tasty treat made from gas and rocks can be so light and airy. In comes Mr. Ettlinger again. Apparently, it’s limestone that makes Twinkies light. And that tasty cream center—it’s got to be milk, right? No. It’s made of shortening; there is absolutely no cream in the cream.

I have to say I was curious to know what Hostess, the makers of the Twinkie, thought about Mr. Ettlinger’s claims. Well, here’s the quote that ran in my newscast:

Deconstructing the Twinkie is like trying to deconstruct the universe. We think the millions of people … would agree that Twinkies just taste great.—David Leavitt, Vice President Snack Marketing at Hostess.

The news story was inspired by Steve Ettlinger’s new book, Twinkie Deconstructed. Ettlinger uses the Twinkie to demonstrate where our processed food ingredients come from. Since the Twinkie is the product leader—yes, it’s a product and apparently, barely a food—it served as the perfect tool to show consumers what goes into our food.

Another newsworthy note—since so many of the ingredients come from overseas, there are hardly any regulations placed on them. We are all familiar with the recent paint issues from China. As for the Twinkie, many of the vitamins listed on its label come from China and are not regulated. There were a few other ingredients Ettlinger sourced, but he was unable to communicate with the agricultural or chemical manufacturer of those ingredients. They simply do not need to make themselves available.

To read more about the Twinkie and Steve Ettlinger, you can buy his book or see his Web site.

One last word for all of us who fried a Twinkie at some point in our lives … I guess we didn’t make it any less healthy.
First published September 2007


Via The Twinkie: Ingredients Revealed - DivineCaroline

 

[lost]

To the best of my memory, I've never eaten a twinkie in my life. Now I find myself craving one. "Ain't" that always the way of things?

 

[truckinbutch]

Am I somehow unAmerican because I don't like and don't eat the damn things ?

 

[ticm]

Am I somehow unAmerican because I don't like and don't eat the damn things ?

Yes. Now it's too late.

 

[bigscoop]

Just think what a McDonald's hamburger will bring if they ever go bust! I'm stocking up on them now.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Just think what a McDonald's hamburger will bring if they ever go bust! I'm stocking up on them now.

HUSH! Do YOU want stampeding cows?

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

LMAO! Thanks all!

It does bother me a bit except for the people losing their jobs.I was never partial to little cakes cooked by chemical reaction,not ovens,and filled with whipped lard.

I have always reffered to it as, crap-in-a-box or crap-in-a-bag! They sell it on every isle, in your local grocery store.
And, you notice how it usually smells and tastes like something you should be putting in your garden, not your mouth! LOL!

HUSH! Do YOU want stampeding cows?

While I may not 'run' over there a get a box, I may 'walk' over there (after I see the truck pull in), and get all of 'em!

To the best of my memory, I've never eaten a twinkie in my life. Now I find myself craving one. "Ain't" that always the way of things?

I've had the chocolate with white center. They keep showing the pic of the vanilla cake ones, with the chocolate center!
I never had that one!
YES, I want to try that! Dang it!

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

 

[CoilyGirl]

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[ticm]

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LMAO