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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 7, 2020 10:08:02 GMT -5
Miracle whip is anything but miraculous.  |
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Post by Calidore on May 7, 2020 10:34:31 GMT -5
I like the taste of Miracle Whip more than proper mayo, but I can't dispute that it's pretty much the condiment equivalent of Twinkies or Mountain Dew.
One of my big divides is pickles. Proper dill pickles are delicious, sweet pickles are awful, and bread and butter pickles are criminal.
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Post by impulse on May 7, 2020 10:39:53 GMT -5
I like Miracle Whip okay enough on certain sandwiches or whatever, but it is NOT a like for like substitute for Mayo.
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Post by Batflunkie on May 7, 2020 12:30:44 GMT -5
I like the taste of Miracle Whip more than proper mayo, but I can't dispute that it's pretty much the condiment equivalent of Twinkies or Mountain Dew. MTN Dew 4 Life!
Never actually had a Twinkie before. Was more of a Little Debbie person when it came to snack cakes (Cosmic Brownies are my jam), but I used to love me some Hostess Fruit Pies |
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Post by DE Sinclair on May 7, 2020 14:30:53 GMT -5
I like mayonnaise. Miracle Whip however, is an abomination. -M I don't get all the Miracle Whip hate. I'll use either Miracle Whip or mayo pretty much interchangeably. I won't say they taste the same, but they're pretty close. Around the house though it's always Miracle Whip. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on May 7, 2020 14:34:14 GMT -5
I like the taste of Miracle Whip more than proper mayo, but I can't dispute that it's pretty much the condiment equivalent of Twinkies or Mountain Dew. One of my big divides is pickles. Proper dill pickles are delicious, sweet pickles are awful, and bread and butter pickles are criminal. I'm pretty much with you on the pickles. A big deli dill pickle is a thing of beauty. Miracle Whip as equivalent to Twinkies? Yeah, I can see that too, although I haven't eaten a Twinkie in decades. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on May 7, 2020 14:36:30 GMT -5
My thoughts on mayo are much like DE Sinclair's thoughts on bananas. (Not that I much like bananas either.) I'll take mustard over mayo on most sandwiches, but there is no question mayo can't approach the sheer evil of bananas, no matter how much the Minions like them. |
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Post by impulse on May 7, 2020 15:35:00 GMT -5
I generally try to eat healthier than this on a whole, but I would be lying if I claimed to never slum it and indulge in a Twinkie on occasion. I usually have to get a box because they are not commonly or conveniently sold individually, and the cost difference between a box at the grocery store is negligible next to a solo cost at a convenience store, nor worth the extra trip when I'm indulging my impulsive sweet tooth.
So it usually goes something like this. "Man, I want a treat as a reward for buying groceries. Oh, look, Twinkies! I haven't had those in years. $2 for a box? sure."
First Twinkie: "Oh man, that was so good. So much sugar."
Second Twinkie: Strikingly less satisfying than the first, but still enjoyable. It's cake after all.
Third in a row: diminishing returns, leaden weight in stomach, self-loathing commences. "Ugh, I'm not having these again. So gross. What was I thinking."
A few years later... "Hey, Twinkies!"
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Post by Batflunkie on May 7, 2020 15:41:04 GMT -5
So it usually goes something like this. "Man, I want a treat as a reward for buying groceries. Oh, look, Twinkies! I haven't had those in years. $2 for a box? sure." First Twinkie: "Oh man, that was so good. So much sugar." Second Twinkie: Strikingly less satisfying than the first, but still enjoyable. It's cake after all. Third in a row: diminishing returns, leaden weight in stomach, self-loathing commences. "Ugh, I'm not having these again. So gross. What was I thinking." A few years later... "Hey, Twinkies!" There was some old Hostess commercial from the 70's or 80's that I remember seeing that involved a family picnic and a doting mother going on about how "wholesome" and "nutritious" Hostess snack cakes were. I just laughed because "lady, those things are nothing but sugar and carbs"
Think it might have been this one actually
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 7, 2020 15:57:05 GMT -5
There was some old Hostess commercial from the 70's or 80's that I remember seeing that involved a family picnic and a doting mother going on about how "wholesome" and "nutritious" Hostess snack cakes were. I just laughed because "lady, those things are nothing but sugar and carbs"
Think it might have been this one actually
Yeah, I remember that commercial quite well, and it always bugged me as a kid (and still does now): not because of the questionable characterization of Hostess snacks as healthy, but because she first tells the kids not to get wet and then not to climb on the rocks. Why the hell did you take them to the beach then?! |
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Post by Batflunkie on May 7, 2020 17:09:27 GMT -5
I also don't think that all the dozens of comic book ads for Hostess helped in perpetuating the fact that they were something more than piles of processed goop  |
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Post by The Captain on May 7, 2020 17:42:44 GMT -5
I generally try to eat healthier than this on a whole, but I would be lying if I claimed to never slum it and indulge in a Twinkie on occasion. I usually have to get a box because they are not commonly or conveniently sold individually, and the cost difference between a box at the grocery store is negligible next to a solo cost at a convenience store, nor worth the extra trip when I'm indulging my impulsive sweet tooth. So it usually goes something like this. "Man, I want a treat as a reward for buying groceries. Oh, look, Twinkies! I haven't had those in years. $2 for a box? sure." First Twinkie: "Oh man, that was so good. So much sugar." Second Twinkie: Strikingly less satisfying than the first, but still enjoyable. It's cake after all. Third in a row: diminishing returns, leaden weight in stomach, self-loathing commences. "Ugh, I'm not having these again. So gross. What was I thinking." A few years later... "Hey, Twinkies!" This is exactly how I am with Snowballs, those coconut-covered chocolate-cake domes filled with marshmallow fluff. They come in packs of two, and while I should only eat one of them at a time, I just can't put the second one in a sandwich bag for later. So I devour the first one and think that it was really good, but by midway through the second one, I am regretting getting into the second one completely. I indulge about 3 times per year, once in the spring and then usually twice in the fall when I'm putting on my extra pounds for winter. |
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Post by brutalis on May 7, 2020 18:35:36 GMT -5
Yes! My kryptonite was Snowballs, Chocodiles (basically a chocolate covered Twinkie) and frozen Ding Dongs. With Hostess bankruptcy & these new smaller portions versions I have no need or desire for them. Occasional splurge now is Lil' Debbie Oatmeal pie or Cosmic Brownies. Usually in the fall & winter.
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Post by Batflunkie on May 7, 2020 19:10:44 GMT -5
Yes! My kryptonite was Snowballs, Chocodiles (basically a chocolate covered Twinkie) and frozen Ding Dongs. With Hostess bankruptcy & these new smaller portions versions I have no need or desire for them. Occasional splurge now is Lil' Debbie Oatmeal pie or Cosmic Brownies. Usually in the fall & winter. I There's just something magical about Lil' Debbie stuff. I remember a lot of kids growing up eating Zebra Cakes, they were never really my favorite tbh. Like you, was more of an Oatmeal Cream Pie or Cosmic Brownie person |
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Post by brutalis on May 7, 2020 21:02:47 GMT -5
Lil' Debbie holiday snack versions at Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas are always standard treats stored in my fridge! The recent Orange Cupcakes & Bars this year were tasty. The Christmas Tree Varieties I will stock up on so I have a couple of boxes for Jan/Feb.
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