Sorry, I hate to tdo this but.....
http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/twinkies.asp

Chris Flynn



On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Stephen Cohen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Oddly enough, Twinkies and Hostess products can't go away. They are
> virtually impermeable to degradation, much like a granite or marble
> gravestone. Back in my art school undergrad days, we left a Sno-ball out
> on a shelf in the wood shop to see what would happen to it. Nothing. Even
> the ants and rodents didn't bother with it. The following semester it was
> still on the shelf, and had become rock-hard. The pink color had also
> turned a little gray. It sat on the shelf for at least another semester or
> year until another student happened upon it, wasn't sure what it was and
> decided to slice it on the ban saw, thinking it was some exotic wood
> leftover. The inside was still white and went back on the shelf after he
> was let in on the joke. That was about 20 years ago, and I wouldn't be
> surprised if that split Sno-ball is still there.
>
> I bought a Sno-ball, but will not use it for food.
>
> Stephen Cohen
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> New York NY
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