The Twinkie Cookbook

Deep-fried Twinkies. The Twinkie Health Shake. Twinkie Tacos, Twinkie-misu, Banana Java Twinkie Supreme, Scottish Twinkie Fritters. Theresa Cogswell at Hostess Foods is running the Twinkie 75th Anniversary Recipe Search at twinkies.com. Unhealthy? Not at all. According to Ms. Cogswell, "There are only 160 calories in a Twinkie. Most people don't know that. And we make a Twinkie Light, as well."

Fans of other snack cakes should not feel left out. The web site also has recipies for things like Ding Dong Mousse and Ho Ho Surprise. For the scientifically inclined, the Chicago Sun-Times article includes instructions for irradiating a twinkie until it explodes. Just what every 10 year old needs to try. Even more twinkie science here.