We have been listening to news of Hostess’ potential demise for the past day.
Most of this focused on the almost 200 workers in Seattle that might lose their jobs.
On my slow drive home tonight, with the national firm apparently taking a dive, the talk was all about the apparent run on all things Hostess. Get them now, before they’re gone.
Hostess was not a big part of my childhood.
Twinkies, Ho-Hos, Ding-Dongs, etc were not on my parent’s shopping list.
Not even Wonder Bread.
I think I was aware of Wonder Bread, but the light, airy, white bread we did not buy was Bunny Bread.
Follow the link for some up-to-date Bunnyness. Really – especially those of you that dabble with computer coding. It is a site to behold. Bunny Bread is apparently in good health.
When we were in New York city, we picked up something similar to Ho-Hos and Ding-Dongs with an East Coast accent.
Yodels and Devil Dogs by Drake’s Bakery.
Devil Dogs
From Wikipedia, Drake’s started in the late 1800’s, Hostess in 1921.
Somewhere along the line Drake’s was aquired by Hostess, so they are gone as well.
I guess the Devil Dogs we brought back to my work-mate were more special than we thought at the time.
Some nostalgia for her, just in the nick of time.
I am sorry for those that are about to lose their jobs.
But some part of me feels that the loss of the Hostess brand may not be the worst loss we feel this year.
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