Wednesday, February 23, 2011

You Are What You Eat

Today's blog post is brought to you by the word, Twinkie [too-ween-key] -noun: A kind of soft yellowish euphoria wrapped in plastic. A staple food of many young and unassuming North Americans.

Twinkies are said to consist of 37 ingredients, but I counted only two, white and yellow.

Apart from clotting our arteries and making ding dongs jealous, Twinkies have enjoyed a bustling 80+ year (shelf) life. For many of us growing up, Twinkie the Kid was a cultural icon, wrangling the likes of Captain Cupcake and Fruit Pie the Magician. Today, his fame and jovial smile continue to outlast all other wannabee snack cakes. Indeed, this golden sponge cake with creamy filling has made its mark on history; a soft pudgy mark.




4 comments:

Jane said...

Is there really a Twinkie the Kid? That's nuts.

Anonymous said...

Did you know the original filling flavor was banana? L
You're a clever word smith; and your Twinkie reminisces. Cute topic.

Anonymous said...

When I and my 3 closest sibling were little tykes we had serious snack cake assignments. My official favorite was Hostess Snowballs; Uncle H's official favorite was Hostess Cupcakes; and Uncle Ra's official favorite was TWINKIES.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
...mbear

Anonymous said...

February?
FEBRUARY?!?!
WHAT??!!???!!! Where r u & why have you hidden ur humor 4 so long?
Earth to Chewing Gum....hide not ur pithy epithets!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post again, already!!!!!!!!!!!