A tragedy has happened for those of us who like to have an occasional junk food snack.
Twinkies have gone out of business.
It shocking, saddening, and we immediately made a short run to the store for some Hostess products.
We got ourselves some Ding Dongs, and Donettes,
Twinkies and Raspberry Zingers,
Hostess Cupcakes and Hand Pies.
And mourned as we walked down the aisle.
Now, do I know these are not healthy for you??
Of course.
What moron would think that?
But these babies, specifically the Zingers and Twinkies
have memories attached to them.
When I was a child, I would occasionally get to spend a Saturday with my father running around doing his work. He didn't work those Saturdays very often, and so they were a treat both in time, and in other ways as well. I always got a cup of hot chocolate from the vending machine (that was the ultimate in coolness back then) and a Hostess cupcake or Raspberry Zinger.
And then there was the youth group we were blessed to be a part of as college students and newlyweds. The Twinkie had been elevated to such a status among the group that for that year's movie we decided to name it "The Year of the Twinkie".
Its amazing, really, what a Twinkie can withstand. It can stay intact on a car antenna through some of the most horrific situations. It is good on a sizzling hot roof, with no change whatsoever for a very long time. We tried various ways of destroying it, all to no avail.
Ah Twinkie.....we barely knew you.
And for those of you who are mourning the loss of an iconic company as I am,
who know that loss meant thousands and thousands and THOUSANDS of people dumped on the job market,
pray for those people.
For those of you who are mourning the loss of the great Twinkie as I am, here are a couple recipes to make the "same products" just for you.
See you back here on Monday and Blessings on your weekend!
Heather
Make your own Twinkies:
Make your own Ding Dongs and Cupcakes:
Make your own Snowballs:
Make your own Hand Pies:
Here are my words for the day: Twinkie, Golden, Goodness, Creamy, Chocolate, and Love. LOL
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