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From: boingboing <rssfeeds@spamassassin.taint.org>
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Subject: Deep-fried Twinkies take America by goo
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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:00:38 -0000
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URL: http://boingboing.net/#85481504
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Date: Not supplied
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Carny concessionaires have taken to selling deep-friend Twinkies, doing big
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business with artery-clogging horripilations:
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In what may be the biggest setback for the war on fat since supersize
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fries, Americans are scarfing down thousands of the gooey, calorie-laden
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snack cakes at county fairs and restaurants across the country.
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"We sold 26,000 Twinkies in 18 days. People drove for hours just to taste
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our Twinkie," said Rocky Mullen, who sells the deep-fried, cream-filled
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treats for $3 (U.S.) each at the Payallup Fair, 50 kilometres south of
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Seattle.
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As if Twinkies are not sweet enough already, vendors such as Mr. Mullen add
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chocolate or berry sauce and sprinkle powdered sugar on top...
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Hearing about Mr. Sell's invention, Hostess, the company that makes the
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71-year-old snack, started promoting deep-fried Twinkies to state and
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county fairs, where a captive population of junk-food addicts began
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gobbling them up between pig races and tractor-pull competitions.
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How bad are they for your health? After deep-frying, a Twinkie packs an
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estimated 400 calories and 28 grams of fat.
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Link[1] Discuss[2]
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[1] http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20020923/UFATTN/Headlines/headdex/headdexInternational_temp/13/13/22/
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[2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/PyMFa6sCswPya
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