It seems appropriate on Halloween to discuss the rather heated response I’ve gotten to my Twinkie comment. Apparently there are a WHOLE lot of people out there passionate about their Twinkies. Many sent me e-mails, I assume because they didn’t want their names publicly connected to the faux cake product. Some have asked if I ever tried them fried. Well, here’s my Halloween confession. My friend Kate and I went to the Saturday market here in Anchorage a few years ago and brought son number 1 with us because he eats anything. He bought a fried Twinkie and a fried candy bar of some sort. Kate and I both tried the Twinkie. I think two things are significant about that experience. One, even son number 1 couldn’t choke the fried Twinkie down and two, frying does nothing to improve the texture or consistency of the white paste filling. Oh yes, there is a number three. Adding batter to a Twinkie for the purpose of frying it is truly gilding the lily.