Haven't posted any "Fun Food Facts" in a while, but this one brings back memories
Thanks to The Fiscal Times http://www.thefiscaltimes.com
UPDATE: On March 12, 2013 it was reported, Twinkies are slated to return to store shelves by May 2013 after they, along with other famed Hostess Brands, were purchased out of bankruptcy by Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co.[13][14] On April 25, 2013, a new time was given to the return of Twinkies to store shelves, the later part of July 2013. All of the classic Hostess snack brands will return with some making their return in August and others in September.[15] In May 2013 the Twinkies are back in Mexican stores, known as "twinkies"[16] the real name made by Marinela, a subsidiary of Mexican bread company Bimbo
Thanks to The Fiscal Times http://www.thefiscaltimes.com
Hostess Cupcake
As of this week, the Greatest Cake on Earth is now the Cake You Can't Buy Anymore.
Chef Boyardee Meatball Stew
Did the contents of the can ever look as good as the casserole in this picture?
Heinz Purple Ketchup
Once upon a time (not that long ago, in fact), kids could make "psychedelic purple flowers on hamburger buns and purple racing stripes on hot dogs" with a single squirt from a bottle of purple Heinz "EZ squirt" ketchup.
Crystal Pepsi
Crystal Pepsi was a caffeine-free soft drink sold in the U.S., Canada and Australia as a "clear alternative" to other colas. Its marketing slogan was: "You've never seen a taste like this." You also haven't seen this soda since 1993, when it was pulled from the market after its fizzy launch in 1992.
C3PO Cereal
Seriously, a CP3O cereal? During the early Star Wars craze, cereals were but a tiny fragment of the huge retail market. "Introduced by Kellogg’s, C3P0s were similar to Cheerios in appearance, although they were shaped like the numeral eight, or more colorfully – the result of 'twin rings phased together for two crunches in every double-O,'" according to Retroland.
Ecto Cooler
All we can say is this: What exactly was this drink?
Ho Ho
Ho Hos are, or were, cylindrical, frosted, cream-filled cakes with a pinwheel design made famously by Hostess and first created back in 1920. They were similar to Yodels by Drake's and Swiss Rolls by Little Debbie's.
Tato Skins
How much "real" potato was actually to be found in these things? We'll probably never know.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal
For awhile back in the '90s, the Turtles could do no wrong. When it was first introduced, this cereal was called "crunchy, sweetened 'ninja nets' with 'ninja turtle' marshmallows." The pizza-shaped marshmallows came along later.
Wonder Bread
Take a good long gander at this Wonder Bread truck, because chances are you won't see it again any time soon ...
Twinkie
Good-bye, gorgeous golden cake with the cream filling, something no professional nutritionist working today could ever, in good conscience, recommend.
UPDATE: On March 12, 2013 it was reported, Twinkies are slated to return to store shelves by May 2013 after they, along with other famed Hostess Brands, were purchased out of bankruptcy by Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co.[13][14] On April 25, 2013, a new time was given to the return of Twinkies to store shelves, the later part of July 2013. All of the classic Hostess snack brands will return with some making their return in August and others in September.[15] In May 2013 the Twinkies are back in Mexican stores, known as "twinkies"[16] the real name made by Marinela, a subsidiary of Mexican bread company Bimbo
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