Hostess with the Mostest

This morning as I was getting ready for work, I heard this story on NPR about Hostess shutting down due to an ongoing national strike. What?! And we all thought Twinkies would, quite literally, be around forever.

Later, I found myself recalling fond Hostess memories with a friend. My mom used pack pink Sno Balls in my lunch as a special treat on field trip days. It truly added to the excitement of getting to be away from school to visit some cool museum or historical site, and even as an adult, I associate Sno Balls with school field trips. I used to eat the outer coconut-covered marshmallow part first, then the creme-filled brownie.

When I went to week-long swim camp as a kid, my friend Sarah and I would bring a box of Ho-Hos and save them until mid-week (always Wednesday night), and then we would gorge and eat the entire box at once.

Perhaps it will be better for America's health if Twinkies and Wonderbread are off the shelves. But.....what will we do when the zombies come?!

I would love for friends and family to share their Hostess memories in the comments..... :)