Hostess Twinkie Surprise

1 pkg. (10) Hostess Twinkies
1 box vanilla instant pudding
1-1/2 cups milk
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Cool Whip
2 boxes frozen strawberries (in sugar), thawed

Slice Twinkies in halves lengthwise. Put in 13x9x1 inch pan. Pour thawed strawberries over Twinkies. In a large bowl, mix pudding, milk and Cool Whip. Pour over the strawberries. Cover with Saran Wrap and let stand in refrigerator overnight.

Debbie Owen, Birmingham South Council
Calling All Cooks Two, pg. 332



We, as Americans, have lost all ability to cook. If you were to hand Debbie a bag of flour, a dozen eggs, some sugar, milk, and baking soda, she would look at you as if you were trying to kill her puppy. How dare you force the notion of actually cooking onto this workin' girl! It's just as good to open some Twinkies and throw some other pre-packaged crap on top of it and call it a day. I love how it suggests you wrap it in Saran Wrap, specifically, and let it hang out in the chiller for the night. What is it going to do? Get in good with the vodka you're hiding behind the Kool-Aid? Is it going to coax the Lunchables out of their boxes in a late-night striptease session? Why isn't there a can of Milwaukee's Beast tossed in for good measure? You know, it probably is, but Debbie was too tanked on the "hidden" vodka to add it to the Cool Whip top she wrote this recipe on.

This recipe really surprised me. In a cookbook full of terrible casseroles and horrible appetizers, this book shines when it comes to desserts. Southerners make amazing sweets. There are so many old fashioned, from scratch desserts I want to try. Then, there is this Twinkie... thing. Debbie, Debbie... What happened? Too many trips to Dallas?