No, no, no, no, no.......

[brooklynite]

[msanthrope]

1. How drunk would I have to be????? Too drunk to drive to

the store to purchase.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. ewwwww

[snooper2]

13. Why? They go great with a little tartar sauce?

[madaboutharry]

3. Swedish Fish is a candy.

I saw this candy in Norway, it is a sweet flavor kind of like jam. I bet this is delicious. Really.

[LoverOfLiberty]

11. Someone brought a bunch of these to work

The creme filling tastes like raspberry.

[liberal N proud]

4. Is this Nabisco's version of Jumping the Shark?

[apcalc]

5. I don't get this. Is this real?

Why red and associated with Swedish and fish?

[brooklynite]

6. "​Yes, Swedish Fish Oreo cookies are real and 'potent'"

Whether you like traditional Oreo cookies, or you prefer fancier flavors like pumpkin spice or birthday cake, there's a variety of Oreos for everyone.

This week, Nabisco announced the newest Oreo flavor, and it replaces the usual creme filling with bright red Swedish Fish gummy candy.

"We know that consumers enjoy variety when it comes to snacking so we create all of our limited-edition flavors to provide surprising new twists people know and love and on occasion, create unexpected and unique flavor combinations that people may never have thought were possible," an Oreo spokesperson told Business Insider on Wednesday.

The flavor, however, has left quite a few Oreo fans scratching their heads on social media. Food blog The Impulsive Buy began its review with the "Jurassic Park" quote "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

http://www.cnet.com/news/yes-swedish-fish-oreo-cookies-are-real/

[Warren DeMontague]

7. "Swedish Fish Flavored Creme" just sounds wrong

on so, so many levels.

[catbyte]

8. Oh, good God. YUCK!

That is disgusting. Sort of like pouring grapefruit juice over your Cocoa Krispies.

[brooklynite]

10. Hmm...grapefruit-flavored chocolate Oreos...

I'd patent that idea if I were you...

[CrawlingChaos]

9. My god, WHY??

[brooklynite]

12. MMMMM! Know what would go great with some Swedish Fish Oreos?

From the state fair to the Wal-Mart freezer: Hostess launches Deep Fried Twinkies

The deep-fried Twinkie is jumping from the state fair to the home freezer.

Hostess Brands, the maker of lunchbox treats such as Ho Hos, is launching packaged Deep Fried Twinkies starting Friday that mark its first foray into frozen foods. The cream-filled snack in vanilla or chocolate is the result of a yearlong collaboration between Hostess and Wal-Mart, as both companies look to spark food sales with innovative products.

Battered and partially fried before being frozen, the Twinkies need to be finished for a short time in the oven, toaster oven or frying pan. They'll cost $4.76 for a box of seven and for the first three months are available only at Wal-Mart.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hostess-deep-fried-twinkies-20160812-snap-story.html

[haele]

14. Fake chocolate cookie around raspberry-flavored gummy filling?

I guess it wouldn't be bad if you were high.

I'd prefer my home-made chocolate wafers filled with natural fruit jellies, if I were to go that route.

1) Grab an old Betty Crocker cookbook, and follow any of wafer or rolled refrigerator cookie dough recipes, which gives you a nice, crisp cookie. Use the chocolate cookie variant, make enough for four dozen. Roll, cut into rounds, press in a cute little design if you have a pastry design press, and bake per recipe.

Mash berries - preferably a mix of raspberries and strawberries - until you've got over 2 cups juice, strain, and bring to a boil. Add two teaspoons corn starch, stir until smooth, then add two packets of pectin to turn into a "proper" syrup. Take off the heat, then mix in enough gelatin that it will set into a "gummy" consistency. As it cools and solidifies, lay out on oiled wax paper to finally set. Once set, use same "round" cutter you used for the cookies, and cut out two dozen circles.

When cookies are cooled, and gummies have set, put together, and there you go. Home-made Swedish Fish Oreos.

Swedish fish gummies were originally made from cloudberry, lingonberry or black current syrup added to gelatin, according to my Finnish relatives, who passed down the above recipe for chewy jelly candies.

They changed the recipe to sweet "Red Raspberry" for import purposes sometime in the 1970's, probably because lingonberry and black current are very strong, tart flavors - and cloudberry is rare and almost impossible to get outside of the higher latitudes even in Scandinavia.

Haele