Banana Twinkies are back!
Twinkie lovers, get ready to go
bananas.
Twinkie lovers, get ready to go bananas.
The sweet treat known for its golden spongy cake and its creamy vanilla center is returning to its roots with banana-creme filling — the flavor that first made the snack a hit with sweet-toothed people more than 70 years ago.
Old-timers may remember the taste from the pre-World War II years. From 1930, when the Twinkie was first invented, to the 1940s, Twinkies were filled solely with banana creme. But a banana shortage during the war forced Hostess bakers to replace it with the vanilla flavor.
Hostess sells more than half a billion Twinkies each year. Which gives you an idea of how truly self-destructive our species has become.
Posted: Thu - June 14, 2007 at 06:22 AM