# Caramel Apple Hostess cupcakes?!? Why was I not informed?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 24, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461 "2018-10-24T22:04:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/21 "2018-10-28T11:05:49Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > This is an excellent rule for buying the junkiest of junk food. So…here’s what I want to know: if I feel moved to try some of the items named in this thread, how far away from my neighborhood gas station do I have to go to invoke the rule of “I’m On the Road So This Doesn’t Count”? Do I actually have to have an overnight bag in the car, 'cause I can arrange that? > > The Corner Stores (used to be Valero) gas station/convenience stores here are like the Disneyland of junk food. And there definitely is the sense of being suspended in a non-judgmental, anything-goes kind of setting there. … ThelmaLou, I like your style. I’m gaining a pound or two on roadway junk food on my next road trip in your honor… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/22 "2018-10-28T13:20:22Z")
> [@LLCoolL](#): > > As a kid in the 70s, I was enamored with Suzy Qs. Cuz I loved chocolate cake (still do); plus they were big, and therefore excellent value for my kid dollars. > > Well, guess what folks - after an abandoned 2016 reboot (which failed cuz the makers went cheap and scrimped on the creamy centers), the old-style Suzy Qs are back and something close to the form I knew and loved as a kid. > > [Hostess brings back classic Suzy Q’s after fans complain](https://www.today.com/food/hostess-brings-back-classic-suzy-q-s-after-fans-complain-t123240) > > Solid reviews from the aficionados! Must try them on my next road trip… Wow. I’ve never seen those. :eek: Sort of a rectangular moon pie, eh? I like how the article sort of admits they messed up in their first attempt at a comeback. > [@LLCoolL](#): > > ThelmaLou, I like your style. I’m gaining a pound or two on roadway junk food on my next road trip in your honor… Awww… _\_ Anytime I can help out. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/23 "2018-10-28T18:54:09Z")
I’ve never liked Oreos. Sunshine Hydrox were my crack. And they’ve been gone for ages. An independent baker tried a reboot, but, nah, not even close. My favorite cookie as a kid, though, was Cup Custard. Also, now sadly gone. I’ve never jonesed for any Hostess product that I can remember. Oh, who makes those hand pies? I used to love the pineapple ones. Tried one a few years ago and waaaaaaaay too sweet. Too many treats now are so flavorless, just sweet. I am sad.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/24 "2018-10-28T20:21:13Z")
Y’all can take your cupcakes and your Ding Dongs and your Hoo-Haws and get yerselves a ho-tel room and make love with them 'til the morning light shines through the blinds. Give me a [Hostess Honey Bun](https://www.google.com/search?q=hostess+honey+bun&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjridHJ-qneAhULhOAKHayRAVQQ_AUIDygC&biw=1366&bih=604#imgrc=7VLXjPOfxuoOqM:) any old day of the week. The real one - with the white-paste icing. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/25 "2018-10-28T20:44:31Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Y’all can take your cupcakes and your Ding Dongs and your Hoo-Haws and get yerselves a ho-tel room and make love with them 'til the morning light shines through the blinds. > > Give me a [Hostess Honey Bun](https://www.google.com/search?q=hostess+honey+bun&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjridHJ-qneAhULhOAKHayRAVQQ_AUIDygC&biw=1366&bih=604#imgrc=7VLXjPOfxuoOqM:) any old day of the week. The real one - with the white-paste icing. > > mmm Oh, baby. I DO love me some honey buns. I hope you don’t just bite into the thing like some kind of barbarian, but coax the spiral open slowly and lovingly, right? When I was in college, the honey bun and a Dr. Pepper (with a squeeze of lemon) was my snack of choice. I was quite sophisticated. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/26 "2018-10-28T21:09:16Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Too many treats now are so flavorless, just sweet. I am sad. Unfortunately I fear a significant part of this change in taste is due to **presbygeusia** , to old taste buds. **Presbyosmia** , or decrease in odor sensitivity due to age is also a factor. It’s hell getting old! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/27 "2018-10-29T01:30:26Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Oh, baby. I DO love me some honey buns. I hope you don’t just bite into the thing like some kind of barbarian, but coax the spiral open slowly and lovingly, right?.. Of course. The ‘heart’ - saved for last - is the best part. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461/28 "2018-10-29T01:38:02Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Of course. The ‘heart’ - saved for last - is the best part. > mmm Oooooo…yeah. I could eat a honey bun or six right now. I guess a really sophisticated person would snack on a honey bun and a martini. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramel-apple-hostess-cupcakes-why-was-i-not-informed/823461.md?page=1)