Moderators Volcano Posted December 11, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2012 I have intel from an inside source that today (and possibly last night, but possibly tomorrow, depending on where you live) is the last and final day for shipments from Hostess factory. If you are looking for a box of Twinkies, don't pay $200,000 for a box of 10 Twinkies on eBay, go down to the store and get it quickly! R.I.P. Twinkie-the-Kid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Says it all. P.S. I have never had a Twinkie.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I think they are so laden with preservatives that you could open one in a thousand years and they'd still taste "fresh".Basically a long narrow sweet bun (similar in shape to a hot dog bun) pumped full of cream.Think elongated cream doughnut.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hostess_twinkies_tweaked.jpg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killjoy Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 P.S. I have never had a Twinkie....:eek2:fa6Kv1fOStM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted December 11, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2012 I think they are so laden with preservatives that you could open one in a thousand years and they'd still taste "fresh".Basically a long narrow sweet bun (similar in shape to a hot dog bun) pumped full of cream. Think elongated cream doughnut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hostess_twinkies_tweaked.jpg Yep, that's it. I think it is the only food that doesn't have a shelf life. And very healthy too! :sonic: If anyone finds one, let me know and mail one to me while you are at it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm writing my congressmen. We need a Twinkie bailout! Or we could just eat these instead: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted December 11, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm writing my congressmen. We need a Twinkie bailout!Or we could just eat these instead: OK, hmm. So if you eat both a Cloud Cake and Twinkie side by side, can you tell the difference? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killjoy Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm writing my congressmen. We need a Twinkie bailout!Or we could just eat these instead: This is going to turn into a Pepsi/Coke debate isn't it.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think they are so laden with preservatives that you could open one in a thousand years and they'd still taste "fresh".Oh yeah?Our resident Twinkie expert Tallahassee disagrees in this snippet from Zombieland... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Yep, that's it. I think it is the only food that doesn't have a shelf life. And very healthy too! :sonic: If anyone finds one, let me know and mail one to me while you are at it. Ah! So, are they superior to MREs then? :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ah! So, are they superior to MREs then? :biggrin:EVERYTHING is superior to a MRE.Meals Ready to ExcreteMeals Rejected by Ethiopiansand a host of others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted December 12, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2012 Oh yeah?Our resident Twinkie expert Tallahassee disagrees in this snippet from Zombieland...Yes, actually I was thinking about that guy. He would not be happy right about now! :eek2: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted December 12, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2012 OK, hmm. So if you eat both a Cloud Cake and Twinkie side by side, can you tell the difference?OK, Sean Patrick. I went out and bought me a box of Cloud Cakes today. Eating it now for the first time. Hmm. It looks like a Twinkie. Smells like a Twinkie. Tastes like one too (maybe a tiny difference). WOW. Mmmm Mmm. Tasty.Awesome. That is all I can say. I might not have Twinkies anymore, but I have something like them. Life is not so bad again. Thanks! :smilelove-1: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 LOL, now get back to work! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted December 13, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted December 13, 2012 LOL, now get back to work! Yes, now I can work again, all fueled up. :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I think it is the only food that doesn't have a shelf life.Honey will not spoil. They have found jars of it in Egyptian tombs.I was at the store today and saw that many of the other Hostess products already have been replaced with doppelgangers too - Sno-balls, Ding Dongs, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I was at the store today and saw that many of the other Hostess products already have been replaced with doppelgangers too - Sno-balls, Ding Dongs, etc.Well they probably have decades of warehoused back production queued up.Stick a different label on it and sell it off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yes, now I can work again, all fueled up. :biggrin:I'm wondering, V-man....Do you have motor pool drivers and HEMTTs on a retainer who go to the Hostess (or whatever it is now) Warehouse once a month with a jobsheet labelled: "Sgt Williams' monthly sugar stash" ?? :biggrin:And more importantly, do they get a cut?(Ala Sgt Bilko) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks!You're welcome. Now I know all of the years I've spent working retail has paid off! :debile2: God, I hate my job...Well they probably have decades of warehoused back production queued up.Stick a different label on it and sell it off.Too right, mate! Jack up the price, then put it on "SALE!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Honey will not spoil. They have found jars of it in Egyptian tombs.True. But, oddly enough, the bottled water we sell has an expiration date. Go figure. There are two possible explanations. The official one:There are two main types of sterilization that all food and drink manufacturers use. The first is the use of peracetic acid that gives an instant kill to most pathogens (bugs that make you ill). The second is the use of steam. Holding a steam temperature of above 120 degrees in the product line for 15 minutes will kill virtually all pathogens. However, some bacteria form spores which are virtually indestructible and can last for millions of years. The only way to make totally sterile drinks would be to irradiate them, which wouldn't make them radioactive, but would make them cost a great deal of money to produce. Thus, the manufacturer cannot guarantee that their product is free of pathogens and gives it a 'use by' to minimize their liability. Packaging deterioration is the other reason for the "Best By" Date.¹And this one:So that if you don't drink the water by that date you have to go out and buy a new bottle, thus creating more profit for the company which sold you the water.¹I'll leave it to the dear reader to decide. :sonic:¹Source:[noparse]http://wiki.answers.com[/noparse] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 True. But, oddly enough, the bottled water we sell has an expiration date. Go figure. There are two possible explanations. The official one: There are two main types of sterilization that all food and drink manufacturers use. The first is the use of peracetic acid that gives an instant kill to most pathogens (bugs that make you ill). The second is the use of steam. Holding a steam temperature of above 120 degrees in the product line for 15 minutes will kill virtually all pathogens. However, some bacteria form spores which are virtually indestructible and can last for millions of years. The only way to make totally sterile drinks would be to irradiate them, which wouldn't make them radioactive, but would make them cost a great deal of money to produce. Thus, the manufacturer cannot guarantee that their product is free of pathogens and gives it a 'use by' to minimize their liability. Packaging deterioration is the other reason for the "Best By" Date.¹ ¹Source:[noparse]http://wiki.answers.com[/noparse]So a PWR Nuclear Reactor's cooling water passed thorugh a Membrane Bioreactor (Dust = Radioactive) would be 'completely' dead? and last for millions of years?:biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Says it all. P.S. I have never had a Twinkie.... That's because you live in Sussex. I am reliably informed they are a staple breakfast food (fried, of course) in Glasgow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 That's because you live in Sussex. I am reliably informed they are a staple breakfast food (fried, of course) in Glasgow Bleurgh *Shudders* The only things that are acceptable in a fried condition are: Fish. Chips. Sausages. Eggs. & Chinese. (Foodstuffs, you numpty, what do you think I am? Racist or something? ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killjoy Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Bleurgh *Shudders*The only things that are acceptable in a fried condition are: Fish. Chips. Sausages. Eggs. & Chinese. (Foodstuffs, you numpty, what do you think I am? Racist or something? ) You forgot Mars Bar. It's rather nice, but don't expect it to help your health any! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 At the county fairs here, they will fry up almost anything (butter, pepsi, whatever else that is not good for you) and put it on a stick....and yes, they also offer fried twinkies on a stick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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