Posted on 04/20/2007 8:02:56 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Nutritionists say that snack cakes, loaded with their hydrogenated fats, polysorbate 60 and sweet dairy whey, have a shelf life of a century.
Not in Pittsburgh. In our town, these things -- particularly Hostess Ho Hos -- are lucky if they last a week in the cupboard.
Hostess, the Kansas City-based sweet snack maker, yesterday announced that Pittsburgh leads the nation in per capita consumption of Ho Hos, the Swiss-rolled cakes with the spiral of creamy filling, coated in icing.
The chocolatey achievement was publicized as part of the company's 40th celebration of the tubular treat.
According to Hostess' data, the company produces 100 million Ho Hos a year. Pittsburghers pound 1.51 Ho Hos per person per year.
The only cities that come close are Buffalo/Rochester (1.39), Cincinnati (1.37), and Cleveland (1.15).
(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...
No problem as long as they aren’t “nappy headed” ho ho’s.
The name alone is offensive. Ban it!!
Heaven forfend someone gets their feelings hurt.
Krimpets®
"Tastykakes’ signature cake has been a family favorite since 1927 for a reason! The delicious combination of moist and fluffy cake topped with creamy Butterscotch icing or loaded with Jelly filling is unbeatable. Pack some Tastykake Krimpets in your kids’ school lunches and watch them smile!"
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Ho!
You know he enjoyed writing that.
I had almost forgotten about Krimpets—the butterscotch were my favorite when I was a mere lass.
dang, i haven’t had a ho-ho since i left the Burgh decades ago. i may start jonesing for one now!
I got a Ho Ho jones!
Ho Hos are best eaten as surgically dissected with the teeth.
First the chocolate covering is nibbled off.
Then the cake portion is delicately unrolled and devoured.
Yum.
you are so anal!
That’s how my wife eats ‘em. I don’t have the time for that.
Alright. Who's eating the one-onehundreth bit?
Tastykakes are my preferece, too! Love those KoffeeKakes.
And always, always have REAL Ho Hos...not the wannabes that Little Debbie produces (good...but not Hostess quality). Face it...LD named their treat the politically nuetral 'Swiss Cake Roll.'
We freeze any type of lunch cake. You’re right about that. They seem weird now if they aren’t frozen.
A carb hating, trophy wife, denizen of Mt. Lebo?
The perfect dessert after a meal of gourmet City Chicken.
They serve ‘free range’ City Chicken in Shadyside :)
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