Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing [400 Jobs Lost, Obama Goes Golfing]

CNBC ^ | 8/20/14

[SoFloFreeper]

The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930, will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday....

[SoFloFreeper]

400 jobs lost. Nice job, Bambi.

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The jokes will flying on this one.

[scooby321]

Someone will hire 600 part time Jobs and Obama will claim a plus 200 jobs.

[PistolPaknMama]

The jokes will flying on this one.

That's what I was thinking, so I'll bookmark this one. :)

[Scoutmaster]

I have never eaten a Twinkie. Am I alone in this?

[CrazyIvan]

No.

[caver]

“I have never eaten a Twinkie. Am I alone in this?”

Yes, you are.

[Scoutmaster]

See Post #6

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I have never eaten a Twinkie. Am I alone in this?

We were a Little Debbie family growing up, so I was well into adulthood before having that "honor."

[caver]

Your parents must have really hated you, not to buy you any Twinkies!

[moovova]

Sgt Powell is not happy...

[meatloaf]

The name alone is a turn off. Sounds like a euphemism. Aren’t they pinkish with white stuff inside?

[HangnJudge]

But the Moon Pie in Chattanooga still goes on...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_pie

[bert]

As I recall, Hostess closed down a few years back because operational costs and demands of the union made continuation of business impossible. There was I believe a bankruptcy

The Hostess brand and all the products were acquired from the bankruptcy court. I assume this plant was reopened but being in Chicago was still union and still failed.

Back to the topic of your post....... when I learned that Hostess was going out of business, I bought a package of Twinkies because I, like you, had never indulged. I paid for the experience but not for something worth eating

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[wdk535]

Shooting in Ferguson, bad.
Execution in Iraq, worse.
But this... Oh, the humanity.

[wdk535]

Oh, this poor, deprived, younger generation. To not ever know the two thousand calorie a bite, tooth-cavity inducing ecstasy of the Hostess Twinkie! The tragedy!

[GBA]

I saw a display rack full of Twinkies in Walmart last month, which surprised me enough to buy a package.

Unfortunately, my childhood memories of Twinkies are better than the 2014 version.

I guess some memories don't need to be updated and are best left alone.

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Unfortunately, my childhood memories of Twinkies are better than the 2014 version.

Same goes for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They don't taste nearly as good now as they did thirty years ago.

[suijuris]

Real twinkles back in the day had cane sugar. Newer version of twinkles (and most of the junk food we remember well) have been using high fructose corn syrup for decades now. There is a huge difference in flavor. The HFC almost seems to suppress flavor.