January 17, 2005

BREAK OUT YOUR FONDUE POT:

What's cooking? A book filled with Twinkie recipes (ZAY N. SMITH, January 16, 2005, Chicago Sun-Times)

News Item: Hostess plans Twinkie cookbook.

A call was placed.

"Theresa Cogswell."

You are the top baking expert at Hostess.

"Yes."

And you are planning a cookbook.

"Yes."

With Twinkies.

"You would be surprised how many recipes are out there. . . . Twinkie Tacos, Twinkie-misu, Banana Java Twinkie Supreme, Scottish Twinkie Fritters...."


Starting with a Twinkie, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 17, 2005 8:40 AM
Comments

The Twinkie-stuffed game hen looks less than appetizing.

Posted by: JimGooding at January 17, 2005 10:02 AM
Starting with a Twinkie, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

Indeed--provided you keep it well away from your mouth, the possibilities of doing something worthwhile with a Twinkie are endless.

Posted by: at January 17, 2005 2:17 PM

Hey, they're no dummies, and know that any PR is good PR. Hostess is just trying to help James Lileks get started on an update to The Gallery of Regrettable Food.

Posted by: Ed Driscoll at January 17, 2005 3:04 PM

self-reference alert:

For a short time in my twenties, due to my own extreme fiscal mismanagement and, well, sloth, I was completely and in every way broke except for 80-or-so cents. I was very, very hungry and my goal was to purchase the most calories for my money. After carefully surveying an entire grocery store, I settled on Twinkies as the most efficient calories-for-cost delivery system.

I hope my vital research has helped someone out there.

Posted by: Palmcroft at January 17, 2005 4:20 PM

Palmcroft:

Redeem a couple bottles and go for the Chocodile.

Posted by: oj at January 17, 2005 6:28 PM

What a relief! There's a branch of modern science that oj can endorse:

The twinkies project

Posted by: joe shropshire at January 19, 2005 12:40 AM
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