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 ...
Ho HOs are the best! ‘Specially with ice cold milk.
Tastykake Krimpets are alive and well from Philly down to DC in most 7-11’s. Or you can mail order by the case directly from Tastykake.
LOL
Hate to think what city chicken consists of in Hinckley, Ohio. LOL
available 'in season'.
( for folks in Loma Linda, Hinckley celebrates the return of the buzzards each Spring)
SNL should have an Imus impersonator do a commercial for Ho Hos.
My kids don’t like them, too sweet!They prefer Little Debbie
Those Double Chocolate Swiss cake things LD makes are some serious sugar containers though! Chocolate cake with chocolate creme, covered with chocolate icing, hopped up with chocolate syrup inside just for laughs....
YIKES!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho! Uh, I mean Cavalry H...uh, Hoo...uh, Hi...oh crap! CAVALRY HO!!!
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