Comments on: When a Late Night Turns towards Hostess… http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/ Food, drink and conversation from around the table. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:43:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ariana from Chicago http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-52732 Ariana from Chicago Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:41:05 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-52732 I'm pretty sure that food products don't taste the same today because they've reformulated them so much over the years to reduce product costs and increase margins. So, stuff like sugar and salt and corn products make it to the front of the ingredient line, and nasty cocoa butter has become popular too. I’m pretty sure that food products don’t taste the same today because they’ve reformulated them so much over the years to reduce product costs and increase margins. So, stuff like sugar and salt and corn products make it to the front of the ingredient line, and nasty cocoa butter has become popular too.

]]> By: Cake Decorating Ideas http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25695 Cake Decorating Ideas Fri, 15 May 2009 19:17:39 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25695 I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one who has had this experience. I adored 'Fruity Pebbles' when I was a kid. Every now and then I get an urge to relive my youth by purchasing a box, but the joy ends shortly after I stuff my mouth with the stuff. The sugary cereals I loved so much as a kid seem to leave a yucky film on the top of my mouth. Why don't I remember that happening when I was young? Was it because my mom never bought these cereals, so I was simply so excited to eat them when visiting my grandparents that I overlooked this problem? Or, have the cereal makers changed their recipes and this problem didn't exist when I was a kid? Sigh... I guess it just proves that you can't go back home, so to speak... I’m so glad to know I’m not the only one who has had this experience. I adored ‘Fruity Pebbles’ when I was a kid. Every now and then I get an urge to relive my youth by purchasing a box, but the joy ends shortly after I stuff my mouth with the stuff.

The sugary cereals I loved so much as a kid seem to leave a yucky film on the top of my mouth. Why don’t I remember that happening when I was young? Was it because my mom never bought these cereals, so I was simply so excited to eat them when visiting my grandparents that I overlooked this problem? Or, have the cereal makers changed their recipes and this problem didn’t exist when I was a kid?

Sigh… I guess it just proves that you can’t go back home, so to speak…

]]> By: Funny Tina http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25566 Funny Tina Mon, 11 May 2009 15:15:01 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25566 I've been there. I was there. I'm a college student who suffers from both nostalgia and the lack of room for my mixer: Thus no homemade delicacies. Hostess is not your friend. You did the right thing. I’ve been there. I was there. I’m a college student who suffers from both nostalgia and the lack of room for my mixer: Thus no homemade delicacies. Hostess is not your friend. You did the right thing.

]]> By: Briana http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25404 Briana Wed, 06 May 2009 02:56:33 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25404 Ha! Its always a little sad (and perhaps relieving) to find out that things don't taste as good as our memories of them do. I feel that way about Cadbury Creme eggs at Easter. Is it just me, or did they used to be so much tastier? You know, then I start to wonder, maybe they really DID taste better when we were kids. It wouldn't surprise me if companies like this have cut many corners in quality over the past 15-20 years in order to make the same product more cheaply. I'd love to know for sure... Ha! Its always a little sad (and perhaps relieving) to find out that things don’t taste as good as our memories of them do. I feel that way about Cadbury Creme eggs at Easter. Is it just me, or did they used to be so much tastier? You know, then I start to wonder, maybe they really DID taste better when we were kids. It wouldn’t surprise me if companies like this have cut many corners in quality over the past 15-20 years in order to make the same product more cheaply. I’d love to know for sure…

]]> By: partner in crime http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25344 partner in crime Mon, 04 May 2009 21:46:59 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25344 Thanks for the memories Whipped! Next time we need to just turn the oven on and get busy baking - no matter the hour. I'd love to know if anyone would share some "quick-fix" ideas when a fresh baked treat is what you crave......hummmmm Thanks for the memories Whipped! Next time we need to just turn the oven on and get busy baking – no matter the hour. I’d love to know if anyone would share some “quick-fix” ideas when a fresh baked treat is what you crave……hummmmm

]]> By: A http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25315 A Mon, 04 May 2009 04:00:22 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25315 I have the same feeling towards box cake mix now. I can't stomach it! It's not so much the sugar, but the artificial ingredients that freak my taste buds out. I recently bought the little package of donuts from a kwik e-mart after some late night drinks and devoured those, but I blame that on the drunk munchies :) But I can't return to the land of Twinkies. Sadly, those days are gone for me! I have the same feeling towards box cake mix now. I can’t stomach it! It’s not so much the sugar, but the artificial ingredients that freak my taste buds out. I recently bought the little package of donuts from a kwik e-mart after some late night drinks and devoured those, but I blame that on the drunk munchies :) But I can’t return to the land of Twinkies. Sadly, those days are gone for me!

]]> By: Ivete http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25289 Ivete Sun, 03 May 2009 13:02:32 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25289 Sorry, I meant NOW disgustingly too sweet, not NOT! Sorry, I meant NOW disgustingly too sweet, not NOT!

]]> By: Ivete http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25288 Ivete Sun, 03 May 2009 13:01:50 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25288 Oh I so agree! Pretty much every candy/snack I loved as a kid is not disgustingly too-sweet. The only ones that have survived are the sour ones like Sweet Tarts, apparently I still like too-sour, just not too-sweet! Those cupcakes with the curlicues almost killed me! Oh I so agree! Pretty much every candy/snack I loved as a kid is not disgustingly too-sweet. The only ones that have survived are the sour ones like Sweet Tarts, apparently I still like too-sour, just not too-sweet! Those cupcakes with the curlicues almost killed me!

]]> By: Mel http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/comment-page-1/#comment-25285 Mel Sun, 03 May 2009 12:04:34 +0000 http://whippedtheblog.com/2009/05/02/when-a-late-night-turns-towards-hostess/#comment-25285 I've had the same experience with kid's cereal. Cookie Crisp? Gotta have it! Fruity Pebbles? They're the best! Crunch Berry? Delicious! Once the milk is poured and the first spoon hits the mouth, one realizes that it's all garbage. We'll never be able to recapture the the unparalleled joy of Saturday morning cartoons and sugary cereal. Ah youth. I’ve had the same experience with kid’s cereal. Cookie Crisp? Gotta have it! Fruity Pebbles? They’re the best! Crunch Berry? Delicious! Once the milk is poured and the first spoon hits the mouth, one realizes that it’s all garbage. We’ll never be able to recapture the the unparalleled joy of Saturday morning cartoons and sugary cereal. Ah youth.

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