‘global’s Oldest’ Twinkie marks forty years on display at Maine school

A Maine faculty is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of a Twinkie snack cake that was at first a part of atechnological know-how lesson and stays to this day.

Libby Rosemeier, dean of college students at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, said the Twinkie ondisplay in a pitcher case in her office commenced out as an impromptu chemistry lesson whilst she turned into a pupil in former trainer Roger Bennatti’s magnificence.

Bennatti had students purchase a package of Twinkies from a nearby save all through a 1976 lesson onfood components and shelf existence. He positioned the Twinkie at the blackboard for the elegance tohave a look at, and there it remained till Bennatti retired in 2004 and handed custody of the ageing snack cake to Rosemeier, who placed it in a case in her workplace.

when I retired I ought to have taken it with me, but I desired it to stay with George Stevens,” Bennattiinstructed ABC information.

i have heard people suggest that the sports groups must be renamed the combating Twinkies,” Bennatti joked, “however i’m not so sure they’ll pass for that.”

Rosemeier stated she is continuously surprised at the eye the Twinkie — unofficially called the “global‘s Oldest Twinkie” — brings to the school.

it is simply humorous that we’re this brilliant coastal community in Maine, and we have this college of 325 youngsters that is a gem and we’re doing high-quality things and kids are going to extremely goodschools, and the factor humans recognise about us is this 40yearvintage Twinkie,” Rosemeier stated.

She stated the Twinkie appears intact, but it’ll possibly stay forever unknown whether or not it isnevertheless fit for human consumption.

children have statedcan i take a chew?'” Rosemeier informed the Bangor each day news. “The mostexquisite factor to me is that that is a bit meals this is forty years old and the shape is essentiallyunchanged. Preservatives work, I guess, to a point. I assume it’s miles dusty greater than whatever.”

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