Perhaps the Twinkies craze has gone too far. On a recent shopping trip, we found frozen deep-fried Twinkies, Chocolate Twinkies, Chocolate-Filled Twinkies and Chocolate-Covered Twinkies. Hostess did hook us with Twinkies Ice Cream, which prompted us to see what other new, frozen treats we could sample during these sweltering days of summer.
Kathy Saunders, Times correspondent
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