Back in the mid-1970s, nothing was better than a couple of Twinkies. I used to spend a good part of my newspaper delivery money on Twinkies. After school each day, I'd stop at the local variety store (this was before convenience stores) and get a root beer and a two-pack of Hostess Twinkies for the walk home. Those Twinkies were delicious, soft sponge cake exterior that would stick to your fingers and a tasty cream filling that would make your head spin (due to the sugar high).
Twinkies do not taste that way today.
I agree. Ring Dings don't taste the same either. I wonder if they changed the filling.
Ah, but now Funnybones, they are as good as ever.
Hostess foolishly ruined their products when they went cheap and changed the fillings in a lot of their products. I also remember the old Twinkies back in the ‘70s—they were delicious and cost about 15 cents a package. I think they thought no one would notice and that people would buy them anyway. Many people my age don’t think they have changed and that they taste the same, which tells me that they probably didn’t enjoy them that much because if they did they would have noticed the difference decades ago. Same for Suzi-Q’s, ding dongs, and the cupcakes. Now they cost about $1.50 and taste like grease. I never buy any of these any more. If they went back to the old recipe I would definitely buy them. Same with Chips Ahoy cookies. They used to have a sweet, distinct taste-now they taste like cardboard and the chocolate is cheap and they taste like all of the other brands out there. Awful.
What a shame.