Goodbye, Old Friends

End of an Era The Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop is shown at the Utah Hostess plant in Ogden, Utah, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Hostess Brands Inc. is warning striking employees that it will move to liquidate the company if plant operations don't return to normal levels by Thursday evening. The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread said Thursday it will file a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to shutter operations if enough workers don't return by 5 p.m. EST. That would result in the loss of about 18,000 jobs, including hundreds in Ogden. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Twinkies FILE - This Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, file photo, shows, Hostess Twinkies in a studio in New York. Hostess Brands Inc. announced Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, that it is warning striking employees that it will move to liquidate the company if plant operations don't return to normal levels by Thursday evening. The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread said Thursday it will file a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to shutter operations if enough workers don't return by 5 p.m. EST. That would result in the loss of about 18,000 jobs.( AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Cupcakes (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Ho Hos (Courtesy of Hostesscakes.com)
Zingers Hostess Brands also owns the Zingers brand. Snoopy is going to be bummed. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Hostess Fruit Pies (Courtesy of imremembering.com)
Wonder Bread PB&J just won't be the same.
Drake's Coffee Cakes (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Ding Dong (Courtesy of NowPublic.com)
Chocodiles Even though these scrumptious treats have been discontinued in most of the country, these chocolate-covered Twinkies will always have a place in our hearts. (Courtesy of genxtinct.com)
Snowballs Maybe this isn't all bad news. (Courtesy of Kickstarter.com)
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