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"The sad news spread like wildfire yesterday: Hostess filed for bankruptcy. Many news reports speculated that this might mean the end of the road for the Twinkie.   Those cream-filed, spongy Twinkies are a slice of American history. Back in 1930, James Deward accidentally stumbled on what would become a favored treat in kids&amp;#039; lunch boxes for years to come. At the time, Hostess produced another popular product, the strawberry shortcake. But while strawberries were out of season, the shortcake pans sat idle. Dewar decided to make use of them and do a little experimentation. He injected the golden cakes with banana creme filling. But during World War II a banana crisis forced Dewar to change his formula, and the Twinkie we now know and love was born. The cake cost just a nickel and the ads promoted Twinkies as a way to get your family to eat more fruit. Today, Hostess bakes more than 500 million Twinkies a year. But Hostess&amp;#039; recent financial troubles has fans of the Twinkie wondering if the beloved cakes are heading to the snack food graveyard. Only time will tell. For now, we can fondly recall some other American favorites that experienced untimely deaths. More From Delish: Snack Food Rewind: A History of Our Favorite Snacks Hydrox There was once another creme-filled sandwich cookie that rivaled Oreos. It was called Hydrox and it was a product of Sunshine, an independent baking company now owned by Kellogg&amp;#039;s. Hydrox made its debut in 1908, which was actually four years before the Oreo made it to the marketplace. Unfortunately for Hydrox, more folks became fans of Nabisco&amp;#039;s formula, and in 1999, the cookie was reformulated and renamed Droxies by Keebler, Sunshine&amp;#039;s new owner. But when Keebler passed ownership again to Kellogg&amp;#039;s in 2003, the cookie was forever discontinued. In 2008, at the 100th anniversary, devoted dunkers of Hydrox petitioned to have the cookie make a comeback. Kellogg&amp;#039;s responded and a limited edition Hydrox cookie made its way back, if only for a short while. Crispy M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s With not quite the rich history or staying power of the Hydrox, Crispy M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s left supermarket shelves in 2005. The larger and somewhat less-smooth shelled, crispy rice filled chocolate candy came on to the market in 1999. Though it is not sold in the U.S., rumor has it you may be able to find them in Europe or Australia. Got any mates? Lost Girl Scout Cookies The Girl Scouts have made it a habit it introduce new cookies pretty regularly, including this year&amp;#039;s debut of Savannah Smiles. But to make room for the newer, younger models, some older models are forced into retirement. A few of those that we miss: Scot-Teas, which were similar to today&amp;#039;s Do-Si-Dos but with a sprinkling of sugar on top and a much better crumb; Kookaburras, a crazy combination of wafers and chocolate not unlike the Kit Kat, but with more cookie crunch; and Lemon Coolers. They better never get rid of Samoas or Thin Mints! Combos Peanut Butter &amp;quot;Combos really cheeses your hunger away!&amp;quot; \u2014 that was the tagline for this snack food from the 1970s, and yes, we still find ourselves singing it every once in awhile. Over the years, these chubby, cylinder-shaped pretzels were flavored and stuffed with cheese, mustard, peanut butter, cheeseburger, or that somewhat gross pizza. Unfortunately, the one that won our hearts, peanut butter \u2014 which was arguably the tastiest \u2014 is no longer available. More From Delish: Forgotten Foods We Miss: Retro Candy Marathon Bar We can&amp;#039;t even bring this beloved candy bar up without getting choked up. The Marathon Bar, which launched in 1974, was a perfect blend of chocolate and caramel that you could stretch as you ate to make it \u2014 as the slogan said \u2014 &amp;quot;last a good long time.&amp;quot; Our fingers are crossed that Twinkies will stick around a few more years. How do you feel about the disappearing Twinkie? Will you buy more to help Hostess stay in business? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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