(there is no point to this post, look somewhere else for deep meaningful inspiration)
On our (lately frequent) trips to NY, i always try to pick up a few sacred food items that we can't get here (not that we get much here).... Rice cakes, Klik (specifically Krem Chalav) bars, and Winkies.
Despite the choking 'dust' particles that get inhaled too quickly, or the burning feeling that requires a drink of something stronger than water, i just can't stop eating Winkies. Of course, until i finish the bag and then I have to wait for another trip to NY. (And then it's very exciting to find a last hidden roll inside a sweatshirt or a purse)
I've realized that I eat the Winkies in a specific manner... I eat the 'bad' flavors first, and save the best for last. (Purple, Yellow, and Orange are 'bad'). I also eat two at a time, and wait for the to get melty in my mouth until the edges fall off. As if i don't get made fun of enough for being a tad "OCD".
Of course, this requires a new gchat status: "OCD Winkie Addict".... Which led me to a pretty darn funny quote by TheApple... (sorry TA!)
theapple: does that mean that you organize the winkies by color before you eat them? and that you leave over one winkie in each color so that you have a rainbow?
stam: it means i eat two at a time, worst colors first
theapple: what's the worst color? they all taste the same - sugary chalk
stam: purple, orange, yellow
theapple: i think green is the worst
stam: u just said they all taste the same :)
theapple: i did. hmm...
Well, what can I say . . . I'm female ;).
ReplyDeletelook somewhere else for deep meaningful inspiration
Hmph!!
i didn't know they still make winkies
ReplyDeleteThey don't all taste the same. Green is definitely the worst.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, did you know some people call them Fizzers? It's so foncusing.
ReplyDeleteWINKIES!!! Woo!!
ReplyDeleteFizzers are NOT winkies, albeit really the same thing. Winkies are slightly less fizzy and therefore better. :)
Fizzers are a different company :)
ReplyDeleteThey have a bit of a different consistency than Winkies. I think winkies are a little more soft and grainy. I'm not sure if i like one better than the other, but I haven't been able to find Fizzers :(
TA- "Hmph!!", what did i do?? should i have directed them to your blog?? i dont do inspiration :)
Winkies are based on Smarties. But in South Africa Smarties are more like M & Ms.
ReplyDeleteInspiring people to think before they speak :D
ReplyDelete(Me, not you)
Gee- I think you could write your thesis on Winkies at the rate you're going. (at the very least, a term paper)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good idea. The Apple, you can write your thesis on Wicked if I get to do mine on Winkies! Yes?
ReplyDeletedoes that mean that you organize the winkies by color before you eat them? and that you leave over one winkie in each color so that you have a rainbow?
ReplyDeleteBtw...er...
I like the orange ones. And the yellow, and the white. The purple and pink ones are nasty.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only sane person left? Winkies are gross! They taste like Tums! Ick!
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean that you organize the winkies by color before you eat them? and that you leave over one winkie in each color so that you have a rainbow?
Never Winkies, but any edible color-coded candy, yes.
ok, so how many of you eat your wacky mac by shape?
ReplyDeletei eat mine worst to best- tubes, spirals, shells, wheels.
takes me a long time to finish those meals. just ask scraps.
Hey, I like the tubes in the Wacky Mac! I like sliding one tube onto each tine of the fork. [Catch that? Boggle word in action!] Wheels are the best though. I think shells are probably boringest. Pobody, we should eat Wacky Mac together--we'd probably finish about the same time.
ReplyDeleteso ill tell you the problem with the tube macaroni. (btw- yeshivish kids call it macaronis). they are fun to slide onto the forks, but they are mushier than the other shapes. shells are good cuz there is often a hidden reservoir of cheese hidden inside, and wheels are best cuz they're chewy. i'm a nut, i know. a wacky one.
ReplyDeleteA nut, yes, and thus we love you.
ReplyDeleteThis post has now moved from Winkies to M&Ms to Wacky Mac to nuts. What's next? Streimel cookies, anyone?
I just want to note that this is the 18th comment in just a few hours on a post about WINKIES. Geez, Stam. :)
ReplyDeleteand that you leave over one winkie in each color so that you have a rainbow?
Doesn't everyone do this with M&M's?! And chocolate lentils? I make lots of groups, eat the ones that are left, then eat a group at a time...!
ok, so how many of you eat your wacky mac by shape?
i eat mine worst to best- tubes, spirals, shells, wheels.
Shocker. You ARE a nut, Pobody. :P
I eat Wacky Mac all at once to get all the different textures. Shells are slimy. Wheels are the best.
Pobody, we should eat Wacky Mac together--we'd probably finish about the same time.
Oy. I know this is going to happen here come September.
(btw- yeshivish kids call it macaronis)
That's right, Erachet! :P
What's next? Streimel cookies, anyone?
iPay is bringing some to work tomorrow! Woo!
(Wow, this is why I shouldn't be commenting at this time of day.)
Hey, I like the tubes in the Wacky Mac! I like sliding one tube onto each tine of the fork
ReplyDeleteWell, my husabnd saw this post and he started laughing because apparently he does the same thing.
(btw- yeshivish kids call it macaronis).
I literally just burst out laughing at work... not cool (very true though) :)
What's next? Streimel cookies, anyone?
And then i started laughing again... :-D Though, those are the one thing we can actually get here, very random! (they don't exist in most other cities i've lived in)
20 Comments on winkies?
ReplyDeleteA-A-R-D-V-A-R-K!!!!
ReplyDeleteMmmm...shtreimel cookies. :-D
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I can indeed attest that PN eats her Wacky Mac as described. And yes, it does take a long time.
I eat color-coded foods like this: if there are an uneven number of the different colors, I'll take randomly until it's down to a more reasonable number. Then I divide them into groups and eat the "extras" (worst color/flavor to best), then I eat them in groups of one of each color (worst to best again). I do it with M&Ms, jelly beans, etc. Especially the jelly beans, because those are flavors as well as colors.
Doesn't everyone do this with M&M's?! And chocolate lentils? I make lots of groups, eat the ones that are left, then eat a group at a time...!
ReplyDeleteExactly!
A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K!!!!
YOU WATCH ARTHUR, DON'T YOU???
Re: wacky mac. Um - that is the BEST food EVER. And the wheels are definitely the best shape. I like sticking the prongs of the fork into the spaces in the wheels. Shells and tubes are the next best. Pobody, SJ, we should have a wacky mac party because we NEVER get to have it at my house! :(
(btw- yeshivish kids call it macaronis)
That's right, Erachet! :P
If someone ever asks me where I am religiously, I'll just tell them that I'm not Yeshivish but I do eat macaronis with ketchup. THAT'LL CONFUSE THEM ENOUGH.
Okay, so how do you people eat oreos? Do you bite into them or twist them apart? And when you twist them apart, do you lick off the cream? And if you lick off the cream, do you lick off the cream before eating the non-cream side or after? Hmmmm. Something to ponder.
I only eat the cream of Oreos. And I throw out the cookie part.
ReplyDeleteI've e-mail Nabisco in the past asking them to just sell the cream.
PS Oreos are Pareve! And Rabbi IPay I will show you the documentation.
i thought i just posted this but it didnt show up...
ReplyDeleteYOU WATCH ARTHUR, DON'T YOU???
I have younger siblings, i swear!!
that is oooone catchy rap!
you have to do the arthur dance with it though :)
I only eat the cream of Oreos. And I throw out the cookie part.
me too! i buy double stuff oreos, take out the cream and eat some of the cookies adn throw the rest out. then i eat a giant wad of cream... yeh, i dont let myself buy oreos anymore.
A giant wad of cream?? The cookie is the best part! So crunchy. Mmmm.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I want Wacky Mac for lunch. And I don't think we have any. :(
I think I might be the only person on earth who doesn't like the cream in Oreos, though I will eat it together with the cookies. But if you give me those kosher-brand chocolate chip cookie sandwiches, I will open them up, scrape off the cream, throw it away (or give it to a non-germy friend), and eat the cookies.
ReplyDeleteBut if you give me those kosher-brand chocolate chip cookie sandwiches
ReplyDeleteSJ- seriously! what IS that stuff!??
Um, I take off all the cream with my finger, eat it, then eat the two cookies (cream side first). Duh. That's how it's meant to be eaten.
ReplyDeleteAnd at work I converted a co-worker to eat streimel cookies upside down, the way it's meant to be eaten.
And at work I converted a co-worker to eat streimel cookies upside down, the way it's meant to be eaten.
ReplyDeleteUm, this is how you eat a streimel cookie. You take little bites of all the cookie parts around the fudge. Then you bite off the thin layer of cookie under the fudge. Then you eat the fudge!
(I'm assuming streimel cookies are swiss fudge cookies, right?)
Why do all food-related posts end up coming back to Stella D'oro Swiss Fudge cookies?
ReplyDelete(I blame G. And iPay.)
Um, I take off all the cream with my finger
ReplyDeleteuch, use your teeth man!!!
Um, this is how you eat a streimel cookie. You take little bites of all the cookie parts around the fudge. Then you bite off the thin layer of cookie under the fudge. Then you eat the fudge!
ditto!!!!
(I blame G. And iPay.)
Me too
Wait a sec--wasn't I the one who brought up the streimel cookies this time? Credit where it's due, come on. :P
ReplyDeleteStella D'oro
ReplyDeleteYou know I used think it was called Stella Dora? That sounds like someone's long lost grandmother.
Apparently a Stella D'oro is not just a cookie.
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call a flower. Stella D'oro cookies should be that color.
ReplyDeleteOh my. It's very pretty, but it doesn't look at all like something good to eat.
ReplyDeleteif you ever come to australia, never fear, we have a heap of them in the top cupboard that we bought to use in mishloach manot!
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