From the November 16, 2012, Chicago Sun-Times "Twinkie Maker Toast?" by Becky Schlikerman.
Well, with all the news about the Hostess Company closing down because of a strike (mainly a way to force worker concessions even as the CEO and top management get huge pay increases).
But, here is a short history of the Twinkie.
The Twinkie was born April 6, 1930, in Schiller Park when Continental Baking Co. bakery manager James Dewar created it. He was looking for ways to put unused shortcake pans to use.
Usually, shortcake "fingers" were filled with strawberries, but they were out of season, so he filed them with banana cream and it became a big success at two for a nickel. The Great Depression made them even more popular as an affordable treat.
The filling was changed to vanilla cream when bananas became scarce during World War II.
Lip-Smacking Good. --Cooter
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