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As a child what was your favorite "pastry" from Hostess, Tastykake. or Little Debbie?? Mine was the Snow Balls. And you? (Original Post) debm55 20 hrs ago OP
Yummmm, Twinkies! oberle 20 hrs ago #1
Thank you very much, oberle. Do you still eat them????? debm55 20 hrs ago #2
I haven't in many years. Bummer. oberle 13 hrs ago #38
Sorry, oberle. debm55 8 hrs ago #40
Jelly donuts from the local bakery. WestMichRad 20 hrs ago #3
HAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you, WestMichRad. Are they still you favorites???? debm55 20 hrs ago #6
With my slender physique, WestMichRad 20 hrs ago #8
Thanks❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #10
Hostess creme filled chocolate cupcakes. Then one pint of ice cold milk. pdxflyboy 20 hrs ago #4
Thank you very much for sharing with us, pdxflyboy. ENJOY❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #16
why do you say "as a kid"? Skittles 20 hrs ago #5
I don't know why, honestly, I change to child. Thank you sharing with me. It could be my being in SW PA, so close to WV. debm55 20 hrs ago #7
omg I love PA Skittles 20 hrs ago #9
Thank you, Skittles, ❤️ I taught right out of Penn State in a Phillie school debm55 20 hrs ago #11
Drakes funny bones. johnnyfins 20 hrs ago #12
Yummy, thank you very much for sharing, johnnyfins.❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #17
Orange Cupcakes. Laffy Kat 20 hrs ago #13
Thank you very much, Laffy Kat. Enjoy.❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #18
Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies. chowder66 20 hrs ago #14
Thank you very much, chowder66. They sort of sound like spice cake.❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #22
Devil Dogs ExtraGriz 20 hrs ago #15
Thank you very much, ExtraGriz. ENJOY❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #20
Hey Griz Coolgoober 20 hrs ago #21
Devil Dogs Coolgoober 20 hrs ago #19
Thank you very much, Coolgoober for sharing. Enjoy. debm55 8 hrs ago #41
I liked snoballs too! I thought I was the only one! spooky3 20 hrs ago #23
And don't forget, spooky 3, they came in seasonal colors too.If I could find them I would buy them .❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #24
:-) spooky3 18 hrs ago #34
???????? enid602 19 hrs ago #25
Tiger Tails enid602 19 hrs ago #26
We called those Captain America Cakes. johnp3907 19 hrs ago #28
Zingers YorkRd 19 hrs ago #29
Oh, I don't remember the name either but I do know what "pastry" your talking about. Thank's enid602/ debm55 8 hrs ago #42
I remember them , but not the name. Sorry enid602 debm55 7 hrs ago #50
Anything Tastycake YorkRd 19 hrs ago #27
Thank you , YorkRd. I loved their Cherry pies. Yummy. debm55 8 hrs ago #43
Suzy Qs! johnp3907 19 hrs ago #30
Thank you very much, johnp3907. I remember the name. Enjoy them if you still it them debm55 7 hrs ago #51
Little Debbie Swiss Rolls House of Roberts 19 hrs ago #31
I eat those today Coolgoober 19 hrs ago #33
Pumps enid602 17 hrs ago #35
Thank you very much , House of Roberts, for sharing with us. debm55 7 hrs ago #52
Ho Ho's Colorado Liberal 19 hrs ago #32
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Colorado Liberal. ENJOY debm55 6 hrs ago #57
Hostess Big Wheels, later known as King Dons or Ding Dongs Eugene 17 hrs ago #36
HAHHAHHAHHA. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Eugene. Enjoy your Hostess Cupcake. orange. debm55 6 hrs ago #61
Ding Dongs nuxvomica 16 hrs ago #37
Thank you very much, nuxvomica. for your selections. debm55 8 hrs ago #47
Drakes Yodels surrealAmerican 11 hrs ago #39
HAHAHAHHHAHHAHH. Thank you very much for sharing with us. surrealAmerican. I never tried to unroll. Than would be cool. debm55 8 hrs ago #45
The Hostess Rebl2 8 hrs ago #44
HAHHAHAHHAHA. Thank you , Rebl2, for sharing. Sometimes my little squiggle would stick to the cellophane. debm55 8 hrs ago #46
Yep it would 😂 Rebl2 8 hrs ago #49
You too? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHah debm55 7 hrs ago #55
Loved Snowballs 👍 my first choice TommieMommy 8 hrs ago #48
Me too!!!. Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 7 hrs ago #53
My mom would absolutely not buy us any of that stuff. MontanaMama 7 hrs ago #54
HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you very much, MontanaMama. debm55 6 hrs ago #59
I second Suzy Q's CivicGrief 6 hrs ago #56
And I second your post. Thank you very much, CivicGrief. Enjoy. debm55 6 hrs ago #58
as a Philly kid is was always Tastykake! berksdem 6 hrs ago #60
Yes. the home of the Tastykake. thank you berdsdem. Enjoy their selection . Do you have a favorite? debm55 6 hrs ago #63
oh boy! berksdem 2 hrs ago #72
Lived in a sugar free house WA-03 Democrat 6 hrs ago #62
Oh, Thank you for sharing WA-03 Democrat. debm55 6 hrs ago #64
Dolly Madison VANILLA ZINGERS (The yellow frosting was eaten separately) Chasstev365 5 hrs ago #65
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Yes, Chasstev365, It was something to saver. I would take my snow balls and take off the marshmallow and debm55 5 hrs ago #66
Drakes Ring Dings. Ea wrapped in tin foil Cloudhopper 5 hrs ago #67
I agree, Thank you very much, Cloudhopper. My icing comes off with the cellophane. debm55 4 hrs ago #69
Susie Qs! Chocolate cake and white chemical filling. Yuuuuuum! rsdsharp 5 hrs ago #68
OHHHHHHHHH. Thank you very much rsdsharp for sharing with us. debm55 4 hrs ago #70
I blame the Charlie Brown Christmas & Halloween specials. LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #71
Twinkies & Ho-Hos ProfessorGAC 2 hrs ago #73
Hostess Cherry Pies darkstar 1 hr ago #74
Absolutely that you darkstar. That was my second choice.. debm55 24 min ago #75
Twinkies Bluestocking 20 min ago #76

debm55

(62,350 posts)
7. I don't know why, honestly, I change to child. Thank you sharing with me. It could be my being in SW PA, so close to WV.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:29 PM
20 hrs ago

Skittles

(173,419 posts)
9. omg I love PA
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:31 PM
20 hrs ago

I did two TDYs there (Philly and Wilkes Barre) and felt very much at home

chowder66

(12,605 posts)
14. Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:44 PM
20 hrs ago

We rarely had sweets in the house. Not sure I’d like them now.

Coolgoober

(414 posts)
19. Devil Dogs
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:52 PM
20 hrs ago

By Drakes. I always loved them but my wife turned me on to storing them in the freezer. They're great with a cup of hot tea. And we still either have them sent by the dozens of boxes or we load up our rv when we travel to the east coast. For some reason we don't get them out here in the west.

spooky3

(38,950 posts)
23. I liked snoballs too! I thought I was the only one!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 10:58 PM
20 hrs ago

And I don’t like coconut on many other things. 😁

debm55

(62,350 posts)
24. And don't forget, spooky 3, they came in seasonal colors too.If I could find them I would buy them .❤️
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:02 PM
20 hrs ago

enid602

(9,779 posts)
25. ????????
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:33 PM
19 hrs ago

I don’t remember the name, but they were kind of like a Twinkie, and they had toasted coconut on the outside with stripes made of raspberry sauce.

debm55

(62,350 posts)
42. Oh, I don't remember the name either but I do know what "pastry" your talking about. Thank's enid602/
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:13 AM
8 hrs ago

debm55

(62,350 posts)
51. Thank you very much, johnp3907. I remember the name. Enjoy them if you still it them
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:46 AM
7 hrs ago

enid602

(9,779 posts)
35. Pumps
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:14 AM
17 hrs ago

Makes me want to put on my Little Debbie snackin’ pumps right now and trot right over to the fridge.

Eugene

(67,442 posts)
36. Hostess Big Wheels, later known as King Dons or Ding Dongs
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:00 AM
17 hrs ago

as an adult - Hostess Cupcakes, orange

debm55

(62,350 posts)
61. HAHHAHHAHHA. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Eugene. Enjoy your Hostess Cupcake. orange.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:33 PM
6 hrs ago

nuxvomica

(14,347 posts)
37. Ding Dongs
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:39 AM
16 hrs ago

A Hostess confection. Snow Balls are second and Devil Dogs third. I never liked Twinkies.

debm55

(62,350 posts)
45. HAHAHAHHHAHHAHH. Thank you very much for sharing with us. surrealAmerican. I never tried to unroll. Than would be cool.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:19 AM
8 hrs ago

Rebl2

(17,983 posts)
44. The Hostess
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:16 AM
8 hrs ago

Chocolate cupcake with chocolate icing with the cream filling and lastly the white squiggle on top. Now I want one.🫤

debm55

(62,350 posts)
46. HAHHAHAHHAHA. Thank you , Rebl2, for sharing. Sometimes my little squiggle would stick to the cellophane.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:21 AM
8 hrs ago

MontanaMama

(24,774 posts)
54. My mom would absolutely not buy us any of that stuff.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:55 AM
7 hrs ago

However, on the sly, every once in a while I would sneak a Hostess fruit pie. Cherry or blackberry.

debm55

(62,350 posts)
63. Yes. the home of the Tastykake. thank you berdsdem. Enjoy their selection . Do you have a favorite?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:36 PM
6 hrs ago

berksdem

(937 posts)
72. oh boy!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:15 PM
2 hrs ago

Kandy Kakes, Oatmeal Raisin Bars and the Choc Glazed!

Unfortunately, about 10 years ago I was diagnosed w Celiac so I can not longer eat them

debm55

(62,350 posts)
66. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Yes, Chasstev365, It was something to saver. I would take my snow balls and take off the marshmallow and
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:18 PM
5 hrs ago

coconut, eat it and then it the little cake.

LudwigPastorius

(15,171 posts)
71. I blame the Charlie Brown Christmas & Halloween specials.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:26 PM
4 hrs ago

They were always sponsored by Dolly Madison. Zingers were the gateway drug.

When Hostess came out with Ding Dongs, that was it. I could get high just from peeling back the aluminum foil that each one used to come wrapped in.

ProfessorGAC

(77,514 posts)
73. Twinkies & Ho-Hos
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:02 PM
2 hrs ago

Both Hostess.
I'm not sure Little Debbie was around here when I was a little kid. Maybe I just don't remember it.

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