Is Nothing Sacred?

    
     There have been some frighting headlines over the weekend!
     There's fighting between Israel and Gaza!
     We're a week closer to the 'Fiscal Cliff!"
     And just when we thought things couldn't get much worse....
we learn that the "Twinkie" is dead!
      I didn't even know it was sick!
      And I'm really feeling bad.
      I think I may have contributed to its death!
      The Twinkie has been around for 82 years.
      My first one, whenever that was, was also my last!
      Described as a "snack cake" the Twinkie has been
described as a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling".
      Personally I found the term "sponge" especially
accurate.
      The "Creamy Filling" was originally a banana cream.
      It had to be replaced with a vanilla filling during World
War II when bananas were rationed.
      The cake has a become a part of American culture.
      Somebody at the Texas State Fair decided to offer a
deep fried Twinkie to brave customers. Turns out a lot
of them liked it! That started a craze which now has
entrepreneurs, mostly at fairs and carnivals, selling all
sorts of foods in deep fried form! You can thank the
Twinkie for that!
       There's even a legal phrase..."The Twinkie Defense"...
a derogatory term for the claim that food allergies affected a
defendant's responsibility for committing a crime!
       It's kind of like the crook saying "The Twinkie made me
do it!"
       Of course some believe believe Twinkies never die.
       They believe archeologist's a hundred years from now
will discover an unopened package, tear off the wrapping,
and be able to eat the cake as though it has just been
delivered to a store.
        Come to think of it, the one I ate could very well
have come from the first batch baked in 1930!
        Officials of the Hostess Company say they'll put
their brands up for sale. So it's possible some other
firm may pick up the brick....excuse me......the ball, and
decide to bring Twinkies back from the cliff it's already
gone over!
        If not, you might be able to pick up a sponge and
some vanilla cream and make your own!
        Hope you Twinkie fans can survive and that all
your NEWS is good!