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| A '''Twinkie''' is a "Golden Sponge Cake with a Creamy Filling" created by ], and baked by ], which is owned by ]-based ]. | |||
| Twinkies measure ] (]) and are usually sold in packages of two. | |||
| In the United States, the Twinkie is commonly regarded as the quintessential ]. Each Twinkie contains about 145 ] (607 ]s). Five hundred million are produced each year. | |||
| ] is the advertising mascot for Twinkies and can be found on packaging and related merchandise. | |||
| ==How Twinkies are made== | |||
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| '''Ingredients''' | |||
| * Enriched ] ] - enriched with ] (iron) | |||
| * ]s: | |||
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| ** ] and | |||
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| * Vegetable and/or animal ] containing one or more of | |||
| ** Partially hydrogenated ] | |||
| ** ] or ] | |||
| **] and | |||
| ** beef ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * Whole eggs | |||
| * Contains 2% or less of: | |||
| ** Modified ] | |||
| ** ] gum | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** Leavenings: | |||
| *** Sodium acid ] | |||
| *** ] | |||
| *** Monocalcium ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] solids | |||
| ** Mono and diglycerides | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** Natural and artificial flavors: | |||
| *** ] color | |||
| *** ] (to retain freshness) | |||
| *** Color added (], ]) | |||
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| The Twinkie was invented on ], ] by bakery manager ], making thrifty use of ] pans that were used only during the ] season. Twinkies originally contained a ] ] filling, but this was replaced with a ] cream filling during a banana shortage caused by the outbreak of ]. | |||
| Though Continental Foods has never revealed how Twinkies are made, | |||
| most people believe that they are baked, because the bottoms look brown. The ] reported on ], ] that "the cakes are baked for 10 minutes, then the cream filling is injected through three holes in the top, which is browned from baking. The cake is flipped before packaging, so the rounded yellow bottom becomes the top." Hostess was the implied source of this information.<ref name="Sagon">{{cite news | |||
| | first = Candy | |||
| | last = Sagon | |||
| | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46062-2005Apr12.html | |||
| | title = Twinkies, 75 Years And Counting | |||
| | publisher = Washington Post | |||
| | page = F01 | |||
| | date = ], ] | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-02-01 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| ==Urban legend== | |||
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| According to ], Twinkies have a shelf life of many years. While some urban myth websites have concluded this is false<ref> </ref>, the photograph shows Twinkies which have been kept since 1998 with no signs of deterioration. In one small classroom experiment at ], a single Twinkie, removed from all packaging, did not spoil for 30 years, although it became "rather brittle".<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-08-13-twinkie_x.htm</ref> | |||
| Another urban myth is that the cream inside of the twinkies ferments into an alcoholic beverage after eight years. This was also shown on the FOX TV show, ''The Simpsons''. Also, on the FOX show ], after a nuclear war, the only thing that survived was a twinkie factory. | |||
| ==Fried twinkies== | |||
| {{main|Deep fried Twinkie}} | |||
| According to the Hostess website, Christopher Sell invented the "fried Twinkie" at the Chip Shop, his restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. It was described by the ] in this way: "Something magical occurs when the pastry hits the hot oil. The creamy white vegetable shortening filling liquefies, impregnating the sponge cake with its luscious vanilla flavor. . . The cake itself softens and warms, nearly melting, contrasting with the crisp, deep-fried crust in a buttery and suave way. The shop adds its own ruby-hued berry sauce, which provides a bit of tart sophistication." | |||
| By ], the ] had introduced the ] Twinkie to great popular acclaim, and the notion spread to other ]s across the U.S., as well as some establishments that specialize in fried delicacies. | |||
| ==Twinkies in popular culture== | |||
| {{main|Twinkies in popular culture}} | |||
| The ] is a derogatory term for a criminal ]'s claim that some unusual factor (such as ], ], ], or ]) diminished the defendant's responsibility for the alleged crime. The term arose from the trial of ], who was convicted in the fatal shootings of ] mayor ] and city supervisor ], but the "Twinkie defense" was in reality only a minor and insignificant element of the defense case. (Compare ].) | |||
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| === ''Twinkie as slang'' === | |||
| {{unreferenced|date=October 2006}} | |||
| The name ''Twinkie'' or ''twink'' has acquired several slang meanings: | |||
| "Twinkie" might be used disparagingly as a ] for an ] who emulates ]s (yellow on the outside and white on the inside), similar to the term "]" for ]s. In the movie '']'', the main character, Harold, is labelled a Twinkie by his Asian-American peers due to his lack of connection with his Korean origins. An alternate synonym for the use is "Banana". It is also pejoratively applied to those ] people who are half-Asian and half-White. | |||
| In some ] circles a "]" is a person who believes in a sickeningly sweet and artificial version of American Indian religion(s), or claims to be Native American for ]ulent purposes . | |||
| TV journalist ], in the opening paragraphs of her autobiography '']'', defines a "twinkie" as the kind of blow-dried TV news reporter who doesn't fully understand the news he or she is reporting--citing herself as an example. | |||
| "]" is used in gay slang to describe an attractive young or young-looking male, usually of slender build, only slightly muscular, with little or no body hair. | |||
| A "twinkie" or simply "twink" in ] slang is a somewhat derogatory term for a young gamer who doesn't fully understand the hobby, or a more experienced gamer whose apparent lack of understanding is presumed to be willful. "Twinking" is a term used in many role-playing games referring to the player's use of the rules to create the most effective character possible through in-game rules, (similar to ]), especially when skills or abilities selected contradict the character's personality, if it is such a game where depth of character is an issue. When applied to inexperienced gamers it is less pejorative than ], but can be very insulting when directed at experienced gamers, who ought to know how to avoid newbie pitfalls. | |||
| A "twinkie" is also used in Western Canadian street youth communities to describe a member of an affluent or otherwise stable home environment yet chooses to live the street kid lifestyle without necessity. The term "mark" is often used in the same way. | |||
| A "twinkie" is also sometimes used as a synonym for "twin." Appropriately, then, it is also used as an affectionately derogatory nickname for the ] baseball team. It can also, more neutrally, refer to two people who show up to work or a social event dressed in the same way. | |||
| "Twinkie" can also be used to refer to a young female partner of a more mature gentleman, akin to 'arm candy' or 'trophy girlfriend'. | |||
| "Twinkie" can be a harsh insult to overweight people, in other words calling them fat. | |||
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