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8. Thank you very much, HelpImSurrounded. for sharing your treats with us.

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As a kid, what was your favorite Little Debbie or Hostess snack at the store. I liked the Snowballs-chocolate cake [View all] debm55 Aug 4 OP

Cosmic brownies SARose Aug 4 #1

Thank you very much.SARose. for sharing. And enjoy them. debm55 Aug 4 #3

Nutty Buddies and Brownies Emile Aug 4 #2

Thank you , Emile, Do you still buy them? debm55 Aug 4 #4

No, not good for my weight. Emile Aug 4 #6

Thank you Emile. debm55 Aug 4 #9

Star Crunch HelpImSurrounded Aug 4 #5

Thank you very much, HelpImSurrounded. for sharing your treats with us. debm55 Aug 4 #8

Definitely Nutty Buddies! OldBaldy1701E Aug 4 #7

Thank you Old Baldy1701E, Yep, Nutty Buddies were a close second. What!!!! no zebra cakes!!!! debm55 Aug 4 #10

"Never getting back?" I have a box of Zebra Cakes in my room right now. malthaussen Aug 4 #49

From the article... OldBaldy1701E Aug 4 #82

Yes! Snowballs. They're the reason for my long, active (so far) life. surfered Aug 4 #11

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAH. Thank you surfered. debm55 Aug 4 #12

I always went for the oatmeal crme pies EYESORE 9001 Aug 4 #13

HAHAHAHAHA, Thank you EYESORE 9001, Same here with the Snowballs. debm55 Aug 4 #14

Little Debbie Nutty Buddy Chocolate Peanut Butter Wafer Bars catbyte Aug 4 #15

Thank you catbyte for sharing, They sort of reminded me of KitKat candy bars. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #16

twinkies . never heard of little debbie. AllaN01Bear Aug 4 #17

Thank you AllaN01Bear. Little Debbies and Hostess were the two biggest producers of "snack" cakes. debm55 Aug 4 #18

was little debbies an eastern phenomina? AllaN01Bear Aug 4 #19

Come to think of it, it might be a regional thing--Eastern US. I will check your links. debm55 Aug 4 #20

I grew up in Texas with Lil' Debbies SomewhereInTheMiddle Aug 5 #91

Thank you very much for sharing with us, SomewhereInTheMiddle, I remember the Zingers, too. debm55 Aug 5 #93

We have Little Debbie in Colorado. CrispyQ Aug 4 #53

Sorry, Drakes was better.. justaprogressive Aug 4 #21

Thank you justaprogressive. I don't remember Drake's yodels, but I remember, Hostess having a version of Yodels, but I debm55 Aug 4 #22

Ho-Hos justaprogressive Aug 4 #23

Thank you, justaprogressive. Yes, they were called Ho-Hos. I don't think we had Drake;s in western PA. debm55 Aug 4 #29

No I think they were local.. justaprogressive Aug 4 #39

Hahahahhahah. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Aug 4 #41

I agree, I always though Drake's was superior to Hostess. malthaussen Aug 4 #51

probably Hostess cupcakes surrealAmerican Aug 4 #24

HAHAHAHAHHAh. that is funny surrealAmerican. And it's true. debm55 Aug 4 #30

My favorite too!! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 4 #85

I especially loved the orange variety. La Coliniere Aug 5 #104

Twinkies & chocolate cupcakes & Suzie Q's SheltieLover Aug 4 #25

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. You had a selection there, debm55 Aug 4 #31

Believe it or not Jilly_in_VA Aug 4 #26

Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA debm55 Aug 4 #33

NOTA no_hypocrisy Aug 4 #27

Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. I don't recall Drakes Cakes around here. It could be a regional thing or a store debm55 Aug 4 #35

That's weird, Debbie. We both come from the same area... malthaussen Aug 4 #50

Yes , that is odd. I don't ever remember Drake's. These were little corner groceries. Maybe it is what they wanted to debm55 Aug 4 #70

I forgot about Snowballs! OC375 Aug 4 #28

Thank you OC375, you have a large selection. I just liked the snowballs. debm55 Aug 4 #37

In junior high, my best friend and I would buy Hostess Suzy-Qs and hide them from each other MIButterfly Aug 4 #32

HAHAHAHAHAH. That is funny, MIButterfly. debm55 Aug 4 #42

Little Debbies then Hostess JPK Aug 4 #34

Thank you JPK for sharing your favorites with us. debm55 Aug 4 #44

Ho-Hos ProfessorGAC Aug 4 #36

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC for sharing with us , your favorites. debm55 Aug 4 #38

I loved all BigMin28 Aug 4 #40

Bummer. Thank you BigMin28 for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 4 #43

Suzy Qs! That chemically created white stuff in the middle sure is tasty! rsdsharp Aug 4 #45

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Now we know but as kids it was great. debm55 Aug 4 #71

Kid, hell! I'd stuff one (or two -- waste [or waist] not want not) in my face right now rsdsharp Aug 4 #81

That is funny. Thank you rsdsharp debm55 Aug 4 #83

Cupcakes LogDog75 Aug 4 #46

Thank you very much, LogDog75 for sharing your favorite Hostess snack. debm55 Aug 4 #73

Hostess Ding Dongs back when they were wrapped in foil. LudwigPastorius Aug 4 #47

OH , the memories are flashing through my mind. Thank you LudwigPastorius for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 4 #74

I never even heard of Little Debbie until I was like 50... malthaussen Aug 4 #48

Thank you Mal , I remember the banana kreme filled one. It was like a turnover. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 4 #75

We never had them. piddyprints Aug 4 #52

And more healthy. Thank you for sharing piddyprints. debm55 Aug 4 #76

Hostess orange cupcakes. Laffy Kat Aug 4 #54

Thank you very much Laffy Kat for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 4 #77

I'm with you...snowballs... MiHale Aug 4 #55

That's great and funny. I never thought of doing that.MiHale , you are very creative. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 4 #65

Tastycake pies YorkRd Aug 4 #56

Thank you YorkRd.for sharing with us. It just hit me.---Tastycake cherry pie. I remember them and enjoyed them as a kid. debm55 Aug 4 #62

Hostess Cupcakes! Snowballs, on the other hand, is how we found out I'm allergic to coconut. I was unable to finish Dorothy V Aug 4 #57

Oh Dorothy, I am so sorry. The last time I had a Snowball was when I graduated from high school in 1973. debm55 Aug 4 #60

In high school HappyH Aug 4 #58

Wow, That's great, Thank you for sharing with us and welcome to DU. I was beginning to think that I imagineed Little debm55 Aug 4 #59

That was decades ago in North Carolina HappyH Aug 4 #61

Here too in western PA. Thank you HappyH. debm55 Aug 4 #63

The wonderful Snowballs💙 love those delicious treats TommieMommy Aug 4 #64

Thank you very much , TommieMommy. And don't forget that on Christmas and St Patrick's Day, you could get them in green debm55 Aug 4 #67

I still remember customerserviceguy Aug 4 #66

Thank you so much customerserviceguy for sharing your memory with us. debm55 Aug 4 #68

It was mostly customerserviceguy Aug 4 #69

customerserviceguy. May all the memories of your mom and dad be a blessing to you. debm55 Aug 4 #72

Thank you customerserviceguy Aug 4 #78

I hate to say this, but I thought they were all gross. Native Aug 4 #79

Thank you very much Native, for sharing with us. I liked honey buns, too debm55 Aug 4 #80

Ho Ho's JMCKUSICK Aug 4 #84

Thank you very much for sharing with us, John. debm55 Aug 4 #86

Raspberry Zingers by Hostess Figarosmom Aug 5 #87

Great and thank you for sharing with us , Figarosmom. debm55 Aug 5 #94

It would have Hostess chocolate cupcake w the white squiggle on top. I prefered Drakes. electric_blue68 Aug 5 #88

Thank you very much electric_blue68 for your selection. debm55 Aug 5 #98

Hostess chocolate cupcakes. PufPuf23 Aug 5 #89

Thank you very much, PufPuf23, that Hershey's Black Magic cake sounds very good. debm55 Aug 5 #97

i preferred hostess. little debbie sucked. CRUMB CAKES! I FORGOT CRUMB CAKES!!!! pansypoo53219 Aug 5 #90

Thank you, pansypoo53219, for sharing. Agree when you are a kid it doesn;t seem to matter. I like bakery too debm55 Aug 5 #96

Orange Cupcakes both then and now Eugene Aug 5 #92

Thank you very much for your various selections, Eugene, Enjoy. debm55 Aug 5 #95

Little doubt. Prairie_Seagull Aug 5 #99

HAHAHHAHA. Thank you very much. Prairie_Seagull debm55 Aug 5 #100

Hostess cupcakes. OLDMDDEM Aug 5 #101

Thank you very much for sharing with us, OLDMDDEM debm55 Aug 5 #102

Have to go with the cherry and chocolate pies flying rabbit Aug 5 #103

Thank you very much, flying rabbit. I liked the cherry pie. debm55 Aug 5 #106

Swiss Cake Rolls! Iris Aug 5 #105

Thank you very much, Iris, for your selection, debm55 Aug 5 #107

Generally anything with chocolate - Wuddles440 Aug 5 #108

Wow, what a selection. Thank you very much for sharing with us Wuddles440 Yes, I liked the cherry pie, also debm55 Aug 5 #109