Are You America's Biggest Hydrox Fan?
Do you wax nostalgic over the Hydrox cookie, the original créme-filled chocolate sandwich cookie predecessor to the Oreo? Starting today, Kellogg's is holding a contest to find America's biggest Hydrox fans, the grand prize being a six-month supply of Hydrox cookies and a trip for two to New York City where the winner will attend the 100th anniversary celebration and taste the new cookies that will be available for a limited time in August.
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Wow. I thought OREOS were the original Oreo cookie. Do the Hydroxes taste any better? I can't recall seeing them on shelves.
Pammeh at 4:45PM on 06/30/08
Hydrox seem a little sturdier than Oreos. It just means you need to dunk them longer. I love sandwich cookies, but I read somewhere that Oreos (and I guess other cookies like it) are the least healthy cookies you could eat. Which is probably why I want them so badly.
OneWallKitchen at 5:02PM on 06/30/08
Because I was a vegetarian at 13, I know this:
Hydrox used to be different from Oreos because they did not contain lard thus were Kosher and vegetarian.
However, Oreos are sturdier, less crumbly, and taste much better. So as a kid, I gave up Oreos for a bit but then went back...now I haven't had an Oreo in years, but Hydrox was awful, it tasted like supermarket snack sandwich rip-offs.
There is no 'unhealthiest' cookie--Oreos are processed foods, empty calories, like most prepackaged foods. One or two won't kill you but obviously moderation is key
HeartofGlass at 7:57PM on 06/30/08
Hydrox are back!!!!! awesome, I always prefered Hydrox over Oreos, and cried when they stopped making them. The funny thing is I bought Oreos yesterday as I was in major need of comfort junque food ( sounds classier than junk food ;) ) Unfortunatley the oreos didnt set well and instead of comforted i was discomforted by my comfort food :S I'll keep an eye open for Hydrox though, even if they have the same reaction it might be worth it ;)
huneybumper at 7:38AM on 07/01/08
I'm with HeartofGlass - they were chocolate flavored cardboard with a disgusting greasy sweetness in the middle. My mother baked all of our goodies, so I must have tasted them elsewhere and never wanted one again. Yuk. I still remember the taste and mouthfeel - what, some 50 years later?
I was in my late teens when I finally tried an Oreo and that was a good cookie, but the middle was too sweet for my taste. I still snacked on them until the bag was empty. My brother gobbled 5 at a time, I think, so I didn't get that many....LOL
PerkyMac at 9:16AM on 07/01/08