# Wanna know who sucks? The new Hostess bakery. That's who. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053 "2015-09-13T12:35:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LadyElaineFairchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@LadyElaineFairchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyElaineFairchild)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/21 "2015-09-14T12:47:28Z")
Try Ms Freshley’s Their chocolate creme filled cupcakes are moist (eww i hate that word) and banana pudding cupcakes are to die for. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/22 "2015-09-14T12:56:06Z")
> [@ludovic](#): > > that’s how oz didn’t give anything to the tin man that he didn’t already have. rofl! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/23 "2015-09-14T13:28:34Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > It can never be a good idea to wrap your ding dong in foil. Duct tape works better. ---
**Author:** ![pseudograph](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pseudograph/32/19768_2.png) [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/24 "2015-09-14T15:47:10Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > One of my weird habits/indulgences is when I’d travel out west, if I was going to be taking a long drive, I’d get a Hostess blackberry pie for the trip. (I suspect it’s a regional thing; I’ve never seen the blackberry pies in the east.) You’re right, they aren’t what they once were. Seems to me that they put less filling in than they used to, which changes the vital filling-to-crust ratio. The last bite, filled to overflowing with blackberryness, was the best part. > > Now, alas, the thrill is gone. Maybe you should try the blueberry. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/25 "2015-09-14T15:57:52Z")
The finance guy who bought the (bankrupt) Hostess operation has it leveraged to the hilt-he needs to make big profits to pay the note-and that is why he’s using the cheapest ingredients possible. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/26 "2015-09-14T16:04:44Z")
I would guess that it is not a trend to produce a healthier product. While I am sure Twinkies and Ding Dongs could be made healthier, it occurs to me that if I pick up a thing of Ding Dongs, I am NOT seeking a healthier dining alternative… pay attention to your market! That being said, I don’t think I’ve eaten a Hostess product in a decade or more. This thread does not particularly tempt me to try any. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/27 "2015-09-14T16:15:24Z")
Does this thread make me look fat? Suzy Q’s, I loved them as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/28 "2015-09-14T16:38:26Z")
I have to agree. Hostess stuff is OK these days, but really it’s no better than Ms. Freshley’s or the 7-11 house brand or any other knock-off versions. Does anybody know if they’re usuing the same bakeries as before, or if they switch to different (presumably cheaper) bakeries after the bankruptcy? ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/29 "2015-09-14T16:55:36Z")
I hear ya about those cupcakes. I had one this weekend and it felt greasy. And it left an oily residue on my fingers. Tasted like sawdust too. Vachon has also gone down the crapper. Ah Caramels used to be deeelicious and now they taste like nothing. Same with Jos. Louis and Flakies. I might as well eat cardboard. I suppose it’s a good thing, keeps me from eating that type of junk food… ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/30 "2015-09-14T17:02:54Z")
Hostess cupcakes have always been greasy, have always left oily residue, have always tasted like sawdust, and you all are a bunch of nutters. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/31 "2015-09-14T18:16:59Z")
They are replicant baked goods. And we are not fooled. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/32 "2015-09-15T09:24:14Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I’m sorry, but I’m not clear on what this post is saying. Mrs. Baird is a local distributor of Hostess products? Are you saying that the Hostess products you buy are made under license by a local distributor? But Hostess sucks? But Mrs. Baird doesn’t? Nope, sorry about that. Different brand. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/33 "2015-09-15T09:27:07Z")
> [@LadyElaineFairchild](#): > > Try Ms Freshley’s > Their chocolate creme filled cupcakes are moist (eww i hate that word) and banana pudding cupcakes are to die for. \*Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me! It wasn’t Mrs. Bairds, it was Ms. Freshley’s all along! And, they also had an orange cupcake offering. Not bad, and immensely superior to Hostess’ disgraceful revival of same, but, neither was as good as the old Hostess orange cupcake. \*But, not fuck me in the same way I “Fuck You, Hostess”! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/34 "2015-09-15T16:52:07Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > They are replicant baked goods. And we are not fooled. Little Debbie is not a replicant! ---
**Author:** ![smsaks2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@smsaks2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smsaks2000)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/35 "2015-09-15T21:07:58Z")
I’m just going to leave this here: They brought back Chocodiles. That’s a win!!! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/36 "2015-09-15T22:49:02Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Little Debbie is not a replicant! My mother? Let me tell you about me mother… ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053/37 "2015-09-16T04:11:06Z")
The news has been kind of weird about this, so I hesitate to cite sources, but I believe that a lot of American bakeries have been bought out by a Mexican factory known for cheap snack foods, called “Bimbo.” Some of the bakeries that I think have been more or less absorbed are Entemenns (they really stink now), Sara Lee, Hostess, and Orowheat/Brownberry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053.md?page=1)