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'''Twinkies''' were introduced by the Continental Baking Company in [[Indiana]], which also made [[Wonder Bread]] and had a snack line your probably familiar with called [[Hostess]]. One of their bakers named James Kirk got the idea for the "Twinkie" while he delivered one of their products, a cream filled [[strawberry]] shortcake. The machines to make these sat idle when the strawberry season was over so he came up with an idea to use them to make a snack cake filled with a [[banana]] filling, and only charge a [[nickel]] for a package of 2. It was good idea as money was tight for people during the great depression. Dewar came up with this name when driving by a billboard that had an ad for shoes from the "Twinkle Toe Shoe Company". He shortened the name to ''Twinkies''. During [[World War I]], bananas were rationed and Hostess started using a [[vanilla]] filling. Hostess sponsored the [[Howdy Doody]] show in the 1950s. During the [[Cold War]], many bomb shelters were stocked with Twinkies, because it was said that they would "stay fresh forever".
[[Category:Bakery products]]
[[Category:snack food]]