Twinkies

America's long national nightmare is about to end.

In November, the nation went into panic mood when word spread that Hostess was about to go giant, bloated-with-sugar belly up.

In the wake of the closing of Hostess, many are worried that they won't be able to get Twinkies, and driving the prices of the snack cakes up to absurd degrees on eBay. Good thing the recipe is easy to find, if you're not made of money.

The news that snack food freaks all over the world were fearing the most has come true. Hostess, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is going out of business, closing plants, laying off its 18,500 workers and putting its brands up for sale.

Terrifying news from the business headlines today…Twinkies may be doomed! NBC News is reporting that Hostess Brands, the magicians behind Twinkies, Wonder Bread and plenty of other delicious snacks, could start liquidating company assets unless workers stop striking by the end of the workday on Thursday. All I can say is, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Today is the 80th birthday of a true American staple, Twinkies! The symbol of junk food, is the snack food that people love (or love to hate). Today, the "golden sponge cake with creamy filling" snack is ubiquitous: it’s virtually in every supermarket, gas station, and snack vending machine...