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Curtis Smout stands in line with a stack of Twinkies at the Hostess Thrift Shop in Ogden, Utah, on Friday. Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter after years of struggling with management turmoil, rising labor costs and the ever-changing tastes of Americans. (Associated Press)
Catherine Johnston
Curtis Smout stands in line with a stack of Twinkies at the Hostess Thrift Shop in Ogden, Utah, on Friday. Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter after years of struggling with management turmoil, rising labor costs and the ever-changing tastes of Americans. (Associated Press)
Curtis Smout stands in line with a stack of Twinkies at the Hostess Thrift Shop in Ogden, Utah, on Friday. Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter after years of struggling with management turmoil, rising labor costs and the ever-changing tastes of Americans. (Associated Press)

Many of us ate them in our school lunches: Twinkies, Hostess Cupcakes …the list goes on. But soon, those confections made of…well, some real food and a lot of junk… may live only in our memories. And perhaps on our hips, too.

RIP (retire in plastic?).

May we eagerly enjoy fresh food that will prolong our longevity, instead of gobbling up the well-preserved confections of yesteryear.

(S-R archives photo )

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "EndNotes." Read all stories from this blog