with poll : Hostess bankruptcy leaves Twinkie fans scrambling

By Jessica Webster Community Content Coordinator

Posted on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 : 1:24 p.m.

What will we do without Twinkies?

Photo by Flickr user Christian Cable

My Facebook feed has been full of posts about Twinkies for days now. Beyond the never-ending arguments about whether this is a problem of corporate greed or unions run amok, The Hostess bankruptcy filing has my friends talking passionately and nostalgically about their favorite junk foods.

People are stocking up on the creme-filled spongecakes like it's Y2K, and why not? They last a very very long time. As dramatized in the movie WALL-E, we've always expected that Twinkies and cockroaches would be the last ones standing after the end of human civilization.

There is some hope for Twinkie fans this afternoon. According to the Huffington Post, several potential buyers are standing by, ready to purchase and rehab the Hostess brand.

In the mean time, don't panic and overpay for a (literal) truckload of Twinkies on ebay. The New York Times shared a recipe for homemade Twinkies, minus all the unpronounceable shelf-stabilizing ingredients.

My favorite Hostess treat wasn't the Twinkie. Me? I'm a fool for a Ding Dong and a big glass of milk. Luckily, we've got a local bakery that turns out the most ridiculously, sinfully, achingly delicious Ding Dongs you've ever dreamed of. Drop by Big City Small World Bakery on Miller Avenue (at Spring Street) and see if you disagree.

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Jessica Webster leads the Food & Grocery section for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at JessicaWebster@annarbor.com. You also can follow her on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.