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genuinegirly 08-21-2008 10:05 PM
Oreos are for chumps!
 
Hydrox Cookie Homepage
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of Hydrox® cookies and in response to consumer demand for their favorite crème filled chocolate sandwich cookie, original recipe Hydrox® cookies, now with zero grams trans fats, will be back in stores for a limited time beginning in late August 2008.
Hydrox Cookies are 100 years old! That's older than any other chocolate sandwich cookie. Yep, even older than Oreos.

http://www.mayburritoville.com/pacif...0528hydrox.jpg

I was raised on these things - so excited that they're coming back to the stores this month. Look for their anniversary package:

http://www.ad-int.com/cn/home/news/u...9173353200.jpg

Jetée 08-21-2008 10:26 PM
The Early Years
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1908 – America is introduced to the first crème-filled chocolate sandwich cookie.
Hydrox cookies were developed as a result of a study visit by a group of baking experts from Loose-
Wiles Biscuit Company, later known as Sunshine Biscuit Company, to the famed biscuit bakeries of
England. Upon returning to America, the bakers combined their new knowledge with their own skill and
Hydrox cookies were born.
Now all they needed was a name for their new cookie that went well with sunshine. They thought of
water, because water and sunshine are elements of purity and cleanliness, and thus combined water’s
elements, hydrogen and oxygen, for the Hydrox cookie’s unique (and much debated) name.
When they were introduced, Hydrox cookies were described as the “king of biscuits” and were sold to
the public in 30-cent tins or by the pound.

1910 – The first word-of-mouth campaign for Hydrox cookies is used to drive sales and distribution.
The executives at Sunshine Biscuit Company were way ahead of their time when they enlisted consumers
to spread the word about Hydrox cookies, with an offer for a free package – just for the asking.

1912 – A strikingly similar chocolate sandwich cookie debuts.

1925 – Hydrox cookies are offered to retailers for the unprecedented deal of $1 for a dozen packages.
The cookies were described in a 1925 advertisement as “…not merely a biscuit, but the maximum of
goodness that human ingenuity can devise in a single biscuit.”
Hydrox cookie salesmen were encouraged to go after “new and profitable avenues of distribution of
drug stores, soda fountains and road stands.”

1926 – A modern marvel.
Special imported machinery was used to stamp out the signature pattern of Hydrox cookies, averaging
1,716 cookies per minute, with “Hydrox” on one side and “Sunshine” on the other.
I still am debating the name, a whole 10 minutes after learning of their existence. Hydrox?? Besides that point of contention, I'll try to celebrate the centennial by finding myself a package to consume. Huzzah.

Willravel 08-21-2008 11:40 PM
Oreos? For chumps? Blasphemy!

Interesting, apparently the bizarre name comes from hydrogen and oxygen.

Nisses 08-22-2008 12:19 AM
Oreo's for chumps? I beg to differ:

Pimp That Snack

I suppose as a much-debated name, it did it's job of drawing attention though? Even today it sounds weird :)

simulacrality 08-22-2008 01:22 AM
I love this site too -my favorite one is the Giant French Fancy!

I plan to pimp my own snack pne day just waiting for the fascilities to do it!

jewels 08-22-2008 02:20 AM
It's been a few years since I've seen them in stores. Grew up on 'em and even remember when Oreos came out.

Remember when there was a cookie section, not an entire aisle?

Xazy 08-22-2008 05:06 AM
Never heard of them first question in my mind, kosher? (oreo are).

LoganSnake 08-22-2008 07:04 AM
Zero Trans Fat ftl. :(

I'll check them out.

snowy 08-22-2008 07:59 AM
Personally I go for:
http://www.newmansownorganics.com/images/Newman-Os2.gif

Specifically, the peanut butter ones. Yummy.

Jetée 08-22-2008 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl (Post 2511382)
Personally I go for:
http://www.newmansownorganics.com/images/Newman-Os2.gif

Specifically, the peanut butter ones. Yummy.
It looks like the American Gothic couple is on the packaging... too bad trademarks and original productions protection didn't exist way back in the 1930s... wait, it did? :surprised:

snowy 08-22-2008 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetée (Post 2511388)
It looks like the American Gothic couple is on the packaging... too bad trademarks and original productions protection didn't exist way back in the 1930s... wait, it did? :surprised:
Actually, that's Paul "Pa" Newman, and his daughter Nell, spoofing it (as satire and parody are considered fair use).

Jetée 08-22-2008 08:21 AM
Well, I do appreciate satire and creative license; might try this one as well.

vanblah 08-22-2008 10:46 AM
Newman's Ginger-Os are awesome. I can't get enough.

I remember Hydrox as well, my great-grandmother brought them over to our house every Saturday.

Ayashe 08-22-2008 04:22 PM
I always thought of Hydrox as a generic Oreo. Shows how much I know.

ASU2003 08-22-2008 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake (Post 2511360)
Zero Trans Fat ftl. :(
Because we need more people dying of heart disease and diabetes...

LoganSnake 08-22-2008 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ASU2003 (Post 2511629)
Because we need more people dying of heart disease and diabetes...
I like my food as-is.

Ayashe 08-22-2008 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake (Post 2511677)
I like my food as-is.
Chances are you would not even notice the difference.

Sion 08-23-2008 11:56 AM
"Oreos are for chumps!"

my dog (a black and white beagle-spaniel mix, by the name of Oreo) would bite you for such a remark.

actually, if you showed even the slightest hint of friendliness, she'd jump all over you and lick your face.

Halx 08-23-2008 01:39 PM
This post gave me a craving for Oreos. So I bought some.

Esoteric 08-24-2008 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Katyanna (Post 2511596)
I always thought of Hydrox as a generic Oreo. Shows how much I know.
You're not the only one. They're both delicious though.

I <3 Double Stuf.

mixedmedia 08-24-2008 12:08 PM
I don't like any of them. Yuk.

Ayashe 08-28-2008 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Esoteric (Post 2512229)
You're not the only one. They're both delicious though.

I <3 Double Stuf.
I have to admit that those with a glass of milk are just wonderful. Also the chocolate covered version, hard to find but wonderful when I am in the mood for a chocolate overload.

Charlatan 09-27-2008 04:17 AM
Not Martha puts them to the test!
 
LINK
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Oreo vs. Hydrox vs. Newman O’s

http://www.notmartha.org/images/othe...oreos/grid.jpg
The other week Scott and I had an Oreo/Hydrox/Newman O's taste off for no reason at all other than to celebrate having Hydrox around again, at least for a while. We broke the tasting into Overall Cookie, Just the Biscuit Part, and The Creme, with a side consideration for dunking in milk.

http://www.notmartha.org/images/othe.../towerdown.jpg

For Overall I liked Oreos while Scott preferred the less sweet Hydrox. I preferred the extra crunch that the Oreos had and found that the flavors were the most balanced. The Newman O's had the crunchiest cookie and I found it had the most pronounced cocoa flavor, but I thought the cookies tasted slightly off, something which came through most when we compared the creme fillings.

http://www.notmartha.org/images/othe.../towerside.jpg

Oreo had the sweetest and grittiest filling. I though the Hydrox filling had too many hints of powdered sugar/cornstarch, though Scott liked that it tasted like cake frosting from a can. I really disliked the Newman O's filling, it had a strong taste of raw grain to me, but it was Scott's favorite for being not too sweet.

http://www.notmartha.org/images/othe...reos/fuzzy.jpg

When dunked in milk for two seconds the Newman O's held their crunch the best of all, with Hydrox showing signs of getting soggy fast, and Oreo's going "straight to mush!". A friend of mine uses Newman O's to mix into her homemade cookies and cream ice cream because they hold up against getting too soggy.

skizziks 09-27-2008 05:47 AM
Yeah!!! I remember eating Hydrox cookies as a kid and thinking we were getting the cheap brand, but I always liked them. I didn't know they were the original, and I didn't know they were still around. I don't eat cookies anymore, but now I think I'll go out and get some!

CinnamonGirl 09-27-2008 08:16 AM
mmmmm, cookies.

I love Oreos. I've never had Hydrox... the name makes me think of something medicinal, though, not sweet cookie goodness.

Dragonknight 09-27-2008 01:10 PM
Okay first thing that came to mind reading Hydrox....Hydroxycut.....anyone, no one...(all alone am I). Hmm I never actually heard of Hydrox before this thread, but still Oreo's took the cookie to the next lvl with double stuffed...does Hydrox have a double stuffed version, I couldn't find one. I prefer double stuffed over regular any day either way.

genuinegirly 09-27-2008 03:23 PM
Nope, no double stuffed Hydrox.
I kinda like the fact that they didn't make a double-sugary-icky-stuffed version.


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