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Hey, Twinkies fans, go bananas
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published June 13, 2007
Twinkies, the sweet treat known for its golden spongy cake and its creamy vanilla center, is returning to its roots with banana-creme filling - the flavor that first made the snack a hit with sweet-toothed people more than 70 years ago. Hostess began selling the banana-creme snack cakes last week at retail stores nationwide. The filling tastes just as sweet as the standard vanilla, but with a subtle hint and smell of banana. From 1930, when the Twinkie was first invented, to the 1940s, Twinkies were filled solely with banana creme. But a banana shortage during the war forced Hostess bakers to replace it with the vanilla flavor. Hostess has reintroduced the flavor during limited-time promotions in the past, but it always took the treat off the shelves when the promotion ended.
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