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Dan White

Twinkie, where art thou?

The Hostess Brands bakery has announced that it will be going out of business after more than 80 years of creating Devil Dogs, Yodels, Ding Dongs, Ring Dings, Ho Ho's, Sno Balls, Suzy Q's, and the company's blond bombshell, Twinkies.Holy cannoli!I don't want to live in a world without Twinkies. Isn't it enough that I've had to give up the Columbia House music club, "Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific," my Walkman, and the New York holiday traditions of "Mighty Joe Young" and the Yule Log?The Austrians have their Strudel, the Italians their tiramisu, the French created crepes. But the Twinkie is an American original. Invented in 1930 in Illinois, no other cake is as instantly recognizable as the beloved Twinkie. There is nothing else like it. A perfect little loaf of "golden sponge cake with creamy filling." Ah, humanity! Simple. Classic. Delicious. I don't trust anyone who doesn't love a Twinkie.Twinkies have gotten a bum rap over the years. An urban myth was created that states Twinkies h...

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