Alcoholic twinkies
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As I write this, a full-scale riot is taking place at a prison in Indiana.
I watched a bit of the news coverage, and was about to shut off the television when a commentator briefly mentioned another riotous incident that took place in Indiana in 2004. I was intrigued by the 2004 riot because (according to the commentator) the apparent cause of the riot was--wait for it--alcohol laced Twinkies.
He mentioned it only briefly, then moved on to something else. Yet I was hooked, lured in, and desparately in need of more info regarding the situation!
As always, Google to the rescue: Prison riot traced to holiday twinkies
I was particularly captivated by this passage:
"It does appear that the prisoners got their hands on several dozen cases of "Yuletide Joy! Holiday Twinkies," said Brian Catrell, senior forensic analyst for the F.B.I. "These limited-edition snack cakes are apparently soaked in brandy. Two or three of these will put you under the table."
Prison officials had not realized until now what caused the prisoners to get so rowdy because the convicts ate all the evidence before law enforcement recaptured the cafeteria.
"They had eaten all the alcoholic Twinkies, and they had burned the wrappers for warmth," noted Catrell. "We had to piece together the ashes to learn the truth. And boy, we weren't expecting this, I can assure you."
Wow! Why haven't I heard about this until now???
After reading the above news article I was rabidly curious about these mysterious, yet lethal Yuletide Joy! Holiday Twinkies. I did a google search and nothing useful came up. My image search was fruitless as well.
Though defeated, I did find a pretty interesting Twinkie wedding cake. Isn't it lovely? You can check out the recipe here.
As I write this, a full-scale riot is taking place at a prison in Indiana.
I watched a bit of the news coverage, and was about to shut off the television when a commentator briefly mentioned another riotous incident that took place in Indiana in 2004. I was intrigued by the 2004 riot because (according to the commentator) the apparent cause of the riot was--wait for it--alcohol laced Twinkies.
He mentioned it only briefly, then moved on to something else. Yet I was hooked, lured in, and desparately in need of more info regarding the situation!
As always, Google to the rescue: Prison riot traced to holiday twinkies
I was particularly captivated by this passage:
"It does appear that the prisoners got their hands on several dozen cases of "Yuletide Joy! Holiday Twinkies," said Brian Catrell, senior forensic analyst for the F.B.I. "These limited-edition snack cakes are apparently soaked in brandy. Two or three of these will put you under the table."
Prison officials had not realized until now what caused the prisoners to get so rowdy because the convicts ate all the evidence before law enforcement recaptured the cafeteria.
"They had eaten all the alcoholic Twinkies, and they had burned the wrappers for warmth," noted Catrell. "We had to piece together the ashes to learn the truth. And boy, we weren't expecting this, I can assure you."
Wow! Why haven't I heard about this until now???
After reading the above news article I was rabidly curious about these mysterious, yet lethal Yuletide Joy! Holiday Twinkies. I did a google search and nothing useful came up. My image search was fruitless as well.
Though defeated, I did find a pretty interesting Twinkie wedding cake. Isn't it lovely? You can check out the recipe here.
posted by Cristina @ 4:17 PM
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