Thread: Not a hot rod.but another sad day

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Originally Posted by kwik69

Hostess goes bankrupt. Hmmm, show me a picture of the owner's house, then I'll be able to process my sympathy a little easier.

What the heck does a “picture of the owner’s house” have to do with anything?? Hostess (formerly Interstate Bakeries Corporation – traded as IBC) is the largest wholesale baker and distributor of bakery products in the United States - assets of just over $980 million. We all know “Twinkies” and “Ding-Dongs” and such but they also do Wonder Bread, Natures Pride, Dolly Madison and several others.

They emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 and will in all likelihood come out of this one as well. They certainly have some “management issues” but their biggest problem is debts owed to current and former employees under various union contracts.

Of course, I only eat apple slices, carrots and raw cauliflower for snacks!! Not!! I’ve eaten my share of Twinkies – used to love ‘em on a road trip – stay fresh for weeks. Nothing like four or five of them to stave off your hunger. Can’t remember the last time I ate one but I do remember it caused a gut bomb that rivaled two bowls of fire house chili.

I usually pop a big bowl of corn these days and have long since left off the butter and only light bit of salt.

Gettin' old changes some things

Regards All,
Glenn

Here`s to you

You can Thank michele obama for this news!

My Hostess vice was/is the cup cakes with the little swirling cream frosting... ahhhhhhh...

Ding dongs were good too!

Suzy Q's and the Cherry pies where the chit before the diabetes kicked in. Of course them and 2 or 3 Big Gulp Dr.Peppers a day probably didn't help matters.
Oh and this ain't the first time Hostess filed bankruptcy.

too me twinkies and the cupcakes went down in taste a long time ago. but to think that wonder bread will no longer be on the shelf is sad.

The Shelf Life of a Twinkie: Longer Than A Fruit fly, Shorter Than The Universe
see article below:
The Shelf Life of a Twinkie: Longer Than A Fruit fly, Shorter Than The Universe | Food

And the world marches on. Another American Icon down the river of life.

I never was much of a fan of Twinkies and such, but did eat the heck out of those various fruit and pudding pies; did have a deep fried Twinkie once, the fried batter it was dipped in was tastier than the Twinkie. Nowadays, only in a real pinch, and it looks like maybe "nevermore", as the Raven quoteth.

It's that sneaky Little Debbie selling her stuff cheaper the brazen hussy,actually I think Hostess was getting greedy the Twinkies and Ding Dongs were going for $1.29-$1.39 in the mini-marts for two pieces about the same as two Krispy Kremes.

Hey, it's their second bankruptcy filing....don't give up on them yet. Anymore, bankruptcy is just another business option....

I think Twinkies taste chemical. some of the other snacks they sell are decent, but I usually stick to Little Debbie if I'm actually going to buy a box of baked snacks. There are some Rasberry filled angel food cake rolls that are wayy better than anything else tho... Wonder bread would be a sad thing to see go tho. Then again, there are 3 other brands that could/ would buy the label if it came to that

Wow,Steve,,really hit a soft spot there,havent I??What makes me think that you just went to the market and bought some little sugary treasures,with the idea that they were to show me what they were?? Can ya take them back now,and tell the shopkeeper that you only wanted to take pix of them,to show a Kiwi what they were?? Nah...why dont we put them in the cupboard till later,they might be handy for munchies late at night... Gee,I'm a stirrer today... Seriously,,they look dangerous,,but quite edible all the same.T hanks for the effort to show me what they were about..Very kool... Hmmmm,those ho hos look nice,,thankfully,my sweet tooth isnt as sweet as it once was...

Classic photo from Ghost Buster's.