What is the shelf life of a Twinkie?

[central scrutinizer]

Depends on what the shelf is made of.

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. i just read that Hostess is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down ALL its operations.

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It WILL put all its product lines up for bid, but there's no telling how soon
someone else will by some (or all) nor how long it would be before they
start production again.
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Savvy snack survivalists are advised to buy them in bulk and hoard them.
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They last forever, you know.
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(edit to add): Oddly enough, one of my favorite and most vivid "Cheers"
memories is seeing Woody stuff a coupla Hostess Snowballs into his mouth.
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[mzteris]

2. afer the nuclear holocaust

it's unclear whether cockroaches or twinkies will last longer. I think the twinkies will mutate, start breeding, and eventually there will be a super race of cream filled sponge cake with immortality and bad taste.

[HarveyDarkey]

3. A brazillion years

give or take a few gazillion. Further research needs to be done.

[BlueJazz]

4. About 3 weeks. really

[HarveyDarkey]

5. !!!

[lastlib]

7. The Day...The Twinkie....Died...

Don McLean, where are you??

[Jade Fox]

6. Well, I understand the Dinosaurs were fond of them. n/t

[SimplyMarie]

8. 37 chemicals

Given the amount of chemicals in a twinkie..I am guessing more than a few months. Has anyone ever had a fried twinkie? I've always thought twinkies tasted pretty bad anyhow.

[beknighted]

9. I'm going to miss Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Chocodiles, Cup Cakes (including Baseballs), and Zingers...

...but oddly enough I'm probably going to miss the Dunkin' Stix most of all. They were really an underrated treat.

[MiddleFingerMom]

11. Little Debbie brand makes great dunkin' stix -- it seems to be a product...

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... that tastes and has the same mouth-feel no matter WHO makes it (I'm a big
fan of them also).
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[HopeHoops]

10. They can go bad?