Did anyone ever notice that a

[kiwigtx]

Twinkie doesn't have a "Best Before" date?

Radioactive half-life of 5,000 years I suppose.
I bought this last week, and have never ever tried one before. Wish me luck.

 

[moparedtn]

Part of any good survivalists' stash for sure.
They're actually not half bad.

 

[khryslerkid]

 

[BeepBeepRR]

 

[gkent]

In the movie Mortal Engines someone is eating a Twinkie and the other person looks at the wrapper and says "this thing is 2000 years old"

 

[w.Hudson]

I am not sure how long a twinkie will actually last.

Mostly because a box of twinkies at my house only last about 10 minutes !!!

 

[fratzog lover]

I loved them as a kid. Had one about 5 years ago, and like everything else tasted very little like they did in 1975. The cream had a chemical taste. Would be interesting to compare the ingredient list from today to the wrapper on a 1975 model.

 

[Hey-O]

Very misunderstood.

 

[slepr1]

They use to be much better. More filling, less chem taste.

 

[Fran Blacker]

At carnivals they batter them and deep fry them. Never tried one DF never liked them anyway.

 

[Jhn824]

gotta try the chocolate covered ones...amazing!

 

[CudaChick1968]

My favorite movie has a couple Twinkies references.



... and gas at 74 cents a gallon.

I'll take a John McClain or an Al Powell over a soy boy any day.

 

[sabre67]

Bring back the Banana Filling (start a petition)

 

[Cranky]

Been a very long time since eating one of those.....and rather have a cup cake instead.

 

[dartforforty]

Use to eat them a lot as a kid.
I'm 63 now and they did me no harm

 

[multimopes]

We absolutely Love Twinkies! Thank God for them!

 

[cr8crshr]

That white stuff ya'll are referring to in Twinkies, and such others of their product line, is chemically altered Hydrogenated Pig Fat or Pork Fat. Now we all know that by its self, Pork Fat Rules. But when it is chemically altered, why would anyone even want to indulge in them. OK they last 2000 years. But Damn!!! I sure as hell wouldn't want to ingest one knowing that it might have mutated into who knows what??? Those things haven't touched my lips in over 50 plus years. No Thank You!!!cr8crshr/Bill

 

[SassyPants]

Hi Team, not certain how much you all really want to know about Twinkies? I went to work for IBC in about 1997, fall of. IBC owned the Hostess Brand at the time. The Hostess Brand had about $800 million in sales in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Twinkies were a big part of that. We sold about Half a Million Twinkies per year in that time frame. Cranky, you are like a lot of folks that prefer chocolate. We sold about 600 million cups per year and God knows how may Donuts, but by the semi loads per week.

In 1997, are you ready-- The shelf life on a Twinkie was ...... 7 days. If not sold, they came off the shelf and went to a 'day old" store for another 3 days and then to Hog feed. The reason they timed out was because of the moisture migration from the Creme filling (mostly Veg Oil) to the cake back then. In about 2000 the formula was changed slightly in the cake and in the creme filling and the shelf life went from 7 days to 20 days. It began to change the way Twinkies and other cakes were distributed.

In 2004, the company ran into trouble with a lot of things, some self inflicted and some the world dealt to it, but it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and then as sometimes happens, things got worse and finally went to liquidation. When it finally reemerged owned by a VC company, the formula was again changed to its present form. I think the shelf life is now Plus/Minus 60 days for Twinkies and most of the rest of the Hostess line up.

I have been gone from the firm since 2005. There were a LOT of very good folks there that cared about the brands and cared about each other. I wish them all well.

So, there you have it. Best B.

 

[furyus]

I've noticed that all the snacks I loved as a kid, just taste like plastic to me.

 

[SassyPants]

Furyus, I think you have reason to say that. What it takes to make a Snack Cake last for 60 days is NOT FLAVOR. .

When I started in the Bakery Biz, Wonder Bread had a shelf life of ........ 72 hours. If the bread did not sell in 72 hours, off it went to the Day Old Store for another 48 hours and then off to hog feed. To put this in context, White Bread in the 1990s had a Stale Return Rate of about 15 pct. Yes, that is correct, 15 pct of the loaves put on the shelf did not sell within 72 hours. Further info.... IBC who owned Wonder, Butternut, Merita, and several other brands made 2.4 BILLION, yes that is with a B, loaves of bread in order to sell 2.0 billion loaves. So think about it, that is a lot of bread going to Hog Feed.

When the Shelf Life of Bread went to 7 days, the Stale Return Rate on Wonder Bread went to about 8 pct or below. You can imagine the savings for the company and the Big Retailers LOVED it.

By the way, if you interested, Stale Return Rates on All Hostess Cakes in the 1990s was slightly over 15 pct. Now it is 4-5 pct.

So, take your choice, Fresh Cake or Snack Cake that can travel across the breadth of the U.S. Most bread is now out to 10/12 days on shelf life due to the magic of enzymes. So choose, San Fran Sour Dough (Killer Bread) that has 24 hours of shelf life, or Wonder. Fit your fancy.

America is a wonderful place where we can have choices. I personally like that idea, CHOICES. Best B.

Oh, this from our stash today. Ding Dongs and a nice Cab. YUM!