Pop Tarts

[WindHawk]

So, now CNN is reporting that the rescued CA sailor survived on Pop Tarts... No, kidding. I thought everyone carried them, and after a few years you threw them out & bought fresh ones.

I guess the newsguys aren't sailors.

I even ate a few once-upon-a-time, but they crumble & make a mess, and if they are of an older vintage, they pick up the taste of the cardboard box. Or, maybe that is the orginal taste: cardboard.

Dogs love 'em, but they'll eat anything. I will continue to keep a couple boxes somewhere, and I'm a daysailor.

[Hal Forsen]

That guy is from nearby here and the local paper stated he was also well stocked with twinkies and spam.
I'm not really surprised he's in trouble.
HF

[John Turpin]

I had two blueberry Pop Tarts for breakfast. And, as with our sailor, those Pop Tarts helped me survive until lunch.

[Ocean Spray]

I've never had a Pop Tart. Is that one of those things you put in a toaster? I've never had one. Is it a breakfast thing or a snack thing? I'm fifty nine and I've eaten a lot of crap, but I've never had a Pop Tart. Sounds like something in a strip club. Are they something that was developed post baby-boom? Strange that I've never had one. . . . . . . but Twinkies, the absolute, king of all sweet junk foods, lard, sugar, no nutitional value at all, I've had a couple of those. Although for junk food on vacation, I perfer Devil Dogs, but I've never had a Pop Tart.

[Tom Robb]

I thought this was going to be another picture of Britany Spears....

[Tim_H]

I like the un-frosted ones

[Nicholas Carey]

All I can say is...

Strawberry
Pop-Tart
Blowtorch

The Pop-Tart Blow Torch Effect was unwittingly discovered by Thomas Nangle of Springfield, Ohio. His toaster failed to properly deploy his strawberry Pop-Tarts and giant flames emerged from his toaster and toasted his kitchen to the tune of $3,000 damage. Nangle's insurance company refused to pay for it as they blamed the accident on negligent cooking. Nangle's local fire department decided to investigate this claim about a previously unknown ignition source and managed to duplicate Nangle's "accident". Dave Barry picked up on the local news and he himself conducted his own Pop-Tarts experiment. After Barry's expose, much of the world was left in disbelief that a loved comfort food could be so dangerous. What next? Would we be told Silly String is dangerous around the open flames atop a birthday cake?

Texas A&M professor Patrick Michaud, the leading authority in the emerging field of Food Entertainment, decided the world needed science to weigh in with an objective opinion. In a series of controlled experiments, Michaud discovered a standard off-the-snack-shelf Pop Tart can produce 18" high flames within 40 seconds of ignition.

With this mounting evidence, Nangle threatened to haul Kellogg's into court. Kellogg's settled out of court for $2,400.

[Donn]

Nick...that's a hoot!

I've spent 20 years trying to perfect a garlic & onion rye bread poptart, to no avail. I can't get the bread part right.

[PaulC]

Donn,
You need to make a sleeve like they use for microwaving to "contain" your sandwich. Time for a bit of material experimentation...

Maybe even something metallic, sort of self grilling. Course now we are getting close to stepping on George Foreman's toes (probably not a good thing)!

[Lucky Luke]

Pop tarts????
...I can think of many, from Michael Jackson to Britney Spears ...

[Ocean Spray]

That's the good thing about Twinkies, they're UL rated non-flammable.

[JimD]

Spam, twinkies, and pop tarts? Forget the bilge pump. This guy needs a stomach pump.