Goodbye To A Heroes Weapon Of Last Resort- Hostess Fruit Pies

[Mikey]

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[HardyGirl]

We have Little Debbie, sure, but the West Coast doesn't have Drakes Cakes. I miss those too...Devil Dogs, Ring Dings, Yodels...I'm glad we got to experience all the good stuff when we were kids!

[jwyblejr]

I had their apple pie about two years ago,man did that taste horrible. The only one that's still halfway decent is their strawberry pie.

[MIB41]

I just had to share these auctions... And to think one has three bids!!! What idiots.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOSTESS-TWINKIES-SNACK-CAKES-10CT-BUY-NOW-BEFORE-THEY-ARE-GONE-/221154384219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337dd4195b

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hostess-Twinkies-1-Box-of-10-Individually-Packaged-Sponge-Cakes-/121021624569?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2d7370f9

[silveralex]

I think "big Wheel" was the Indian chief?

Also, I think hostess actually owns drakes cakes, so no devil dogs! This is terrible.

[Allie Fox]

Wasn't there in Indian cheif character ?

Chief Big Wheel. . . ???

Also missing is Chauncey the Chocodile.

[Allie Fox]

We have Little Debbie, sure, but the West Coast doesn't have Drakes Cakes. I miss those too...Devil Dogs, Ring Dings, Yodels...I'm glad we got to experience all the good stuff when we were kids!

Don't forget Funny Bones. Peanut Butter filling. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Mikey]

Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastykake

[Ssylyss]

I guess I need to get out more. I have never even seen a drakes cake, I thought they were a made up product on Seinfeld. Of course I thought the same thing about P.F Changs, never knew it was a real place.

[Earth 2 Chris]

No Drakes around here. Just Hostess and Little Debbie. Hostess seemed to retreat a lot in these parts while I wasn't looking anyway. Little Debbie gets whole endcaps of their products. Haven't seen Dolly Madison stuff in years. I loved Zingers as a kid.

Chris

[VintageMike]

Hostess bought Drakes' years ago, so all their stuff is affected to. In fact a co-worker was just telling me about a friend who showed up for work at a Drake's facility to find they were closing. I will reiterate what others have said: The most famous stuff will be back. I don't think anyone will buty the actual company (they've tried, no interest) but rather the rights to make these things and the brand names. My pick is Bimbo Bakeries who aleady own the likes of Sara lee, Arnold's bread and Entemann's. Adding credence to this I've already seen Entemann's fruit pies and a version of Hostess Cup Cakes. It's nto a wide stretch to believe they'd buy the brand's to increase their presense in stores.

[Figuremod73]

I bought a bunch of the chocolates with the cream filling today.

They were ok but I will always remember them for these kind of ads.

[Mikey]

Weird, I always thought Drakes was country-wide

[Rallygirl]

Weird, I always thought Drakes was country-wide

Never even heard of them until your post.

[MegoMark71]

Everyone loves the Drake.