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TreasonousBastard

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2. Wasn't that long ago I picked up a package of Sno Balls...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 06:36 AM

Nov 2012

the pink ones, and couldn't finish it. Always loved them.

The "icing" was always an odd concoction of sugar, glue, and snot with some food coloring, and it was fun to peel it off the cake and squoosh it up before chomping it down. The cake was standard hostess cake.

But, in the past they had some sort of flavor-- a little cherry or strawberry in the gummy icing and chocolate in the cake. This time nothing. Not chocolaty at all. And not even the hint of artificial fruit flavor in the helmet.

Blecch! Sorry all those people are out of work, but we're really better off without that stuff.

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When I was a kid, Hostess fruit pies were to die for [View all] MrScorpio Nov 2012 OP

Precisely Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #1

Wasn't that long ago I picked up a package of Sno Balls... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #2

Hostess ain't got nothing on Little Debbie blogslut Nov 2012 #3

Nor Tastykake Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #9

Tastykake chocolate cupcakes are the best. I can't get TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #22

Tastykake was part of Drake's SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #26

Ewwwww. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #13

back in the 60s MFM008 Nov 2012 #4

in the 80s Corporations traded quality for profits. Thats why nothing tastes the same TeamPooka Nov 2012 #5

All foods taste marvelous to kids. Tutonic Nov 2012 #6

Nope. I have very detailed 'food memories' Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #15

Damn Skippy MrScorpio Nov 2012 #17

We are farm animals for the one percent, owned for profit from our labor woo me with science Nov 2012 #29

No. woo me with science Nov 2012 #30

Funny what you remember...the pies were once great. (I always loved the corners) Astazia Nov 2012 #7

i liked hostess snowballs riverbendviewgal Nov 2012 #8

Girl Scout cookie ingredients: Then versus now The Straight Story Nov 2012 #10

Trefoils do not use corn syrup obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #11

and they've even changed bakers......the cookies ALL taste different now. a kennedy Nov 2012 #12

+100000000 It's ubiquitous. woo me with science Nov 2012 #28

When Dad came home early DearAbby Nov 2012 #14

We called them "gluey pies" when I was in high school slackmaster Nov 2012 #16

Hostess cupcakes don't taste the same, either Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #18

They were soooo much better many years ago. glinda Nov 2012 #19

I never did like twinkies... MoonchildCA Nov 2012 #20

. RomneyLies Nov 2012 #21

Yep--I remember that flaky, sugary crust, the filling was great. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #23

We'd pop them in the oven for a bit & the smother with ice cream. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #24

Man, I do not have the food memories that so many here have. cali Nov 2012 #25

Little Debbie pies are much better lbrtbell Nov 2012 #27