Twinkies, the US's favorite packaged sponge cake, turns 75

AFP ^ | April 29, 2005

[kingattax]

.Every six seconds, someone in the United States eats a Twinkie, the creme-filled sponge cake, seen here, that has climbed to iconic status since its inception 75 years ago(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

[Ciexyz]

And they're so good with milk, too!

[Danae]

Anyone got one of the first made??? You could make a killing on eBay with that one.

[fat city]

...and since they have a 75 year shelf-life, Hostess is due to make a new batch soon.

[kingattax]

especially if you have a twinkie that you can see the virgin mary on.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Every six seconds, someone in the United States eats a Twinkie...

Wow, he must really be fat.

[bannie]

Wow, he must really be fat

I can't believe he doesn't choke!

[muawiyah]

Diabetics should avoid Twinkies.

Best way to do that is to get together with 15 or 20 of your best friends (also diabetics) and slice it into sufficient pieces so that you all get one small piece.

Do this no more than once a year.

[barker]

And they're so good with milk, too!

Hmmmmmmmmmm!. Might have to make a quick run to the store. Be right back ;-)

[kingattax]

. Bud Humpsnaggle spots a Twinkie that someone dropped on the sidewalk

[mad_as_he$$]

They are still selling the first batch. Stuff never spoils!

[JennysCool]

Spongecake Roundpants.

[hole_n_one]

lol!

[soundandvision]

That's a big Twinkie.

[scott says]

MMMMMMMMMMMM....TWINKIES!

[mikrofon]

Every six seconds, someone in the United States eats a Twinkie...

	**Censored**

[concentric circles]

Legitimate science? or Twinkie torture!!! You be the judge, see the Twinkies Project.

[Mr Rogers]

Every six seconds, someone in the United States eats a Twinkie...Hostess factories pump out...yellow cakes at speeds of up to 1,000 Twinkies a minute."

Hmm...that means Twinkies are eaten at a rate of 10/minute, but produced at up to 1000/minute.

Where do the other 990 Twinkies a minute go?

[skinkinthegrass]

HA! On the Food Channel, they had FRIED TWINKIES :D..really digustinhg looking.

[SamAdams76]

There is something "different" about today's Twinkies.

Back in the early 1970s, I used to eat Twinkies and they just tasted so much better than they do today. They seemed much fresher, tastier and spongier. Twinkies of today leave a nasty aftertaste and they aren't as soft. Evidently, some chemical tampering has been done to the Twinkies.