Yes and No!!!! Sometimes I eat the Oreo with one big, glorious mouthful that I did not even bite into two pieces, and sometimes I separate the two halves and eat the “bare” one first. Sometimes, especially in “polite company,” I bite or break the cookie into two or three smaller pieces so as to be considered a “genteel” young man!
And I will have to admit that I have eaten many Oreos that only consisted of bare halves, because Kherington, during her younger and less jaded and more innocent days, would break her share apart and eat all of the “frosting halves” before asking me if I wanted to share the cookies with her and then would bring me about ten or so “bares.”
HOWEVER, even without the luscious, white, creamy frosting in the middle, I think an Oreo Cookie is one of the treats that can break my diet any time! And this reminds me that I missed the National Oreo Day Celebration a few days ago, so I think I will go to the local supermarket and see if there are any special sales on the few packages that might not have been sold during the rush so that I can stock up for the Easter Holidays.
I know that this is/was a valid and important national celebration, because a business that does not sell bags or boxes of Oreo Cookies had a big celebration and sales event with “the cookie” in its advertising headline on the internet—Denny’s wanted folks to celebrate National Oreo Cookie Day with them by consuming one of their “iconic Oreo cookie shakes.” And, I also know it was important because my wife came home from a shopping trip with Regina and had a “giant-sized” package— and we both ate three or ten that night!
A little HISTORY: I can remember that when I was a little boy, my Mom and Grandma both, at times, bought cookies by the name of Hydrox and also cookies by the name of Oreo. As I recall, I never really did notice much difference in the two, since they both were chocolate wafer cookies with white crème filling between them and both tasted just fine, actually not just fine but really, really good!
Well, from what I can find, Hydrox (produced by the Sunshine Co.) was introduced in 1908, and Oreo (Biscuit) hit the shelves in 1912, produced by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco today). Many think, or have thought, that Hydrox is/was an imitation of Oreo; however, it is the other way around. Oreo came on as a competitor to Hydrox and was more tasty and much more popular, making people think that the “less tasty” (to most people) Hydrox was the competitor.
Oreo is the best-selling brand in the United States and also, for the past several years, in the world! I could not find any definitive answer concerning just how the name came about, but some guesses are the following: 1) It came from a French word meaning “gold.” 2) It came from a Latin word meaning “nice; attractive.” 3) It is a catchy name that is easy to pronounce. 4) It came from a Latin word for a “laurel family” plant which was a “wreath” on the original packaging.
The Oreo Biscuit became the Oreo Sandwich in 1921 and the Oreo Crème Sandwich in 1948—and finally the Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie in 1974.
I could go on and on, but I am choosing to close this little history article with some good truth about Oreo Cookies, according to a man with some in his pantry right now, though there are only 11, no make that 6, of the original major bounty of the giant family pack my good wife bought just the other day! All anyone needs to know is that there are/have been many types of Oreos developed through the years—and all have been tasty—but the top five to remember are 1) Mini, 2) Regular, 3) Double Stuf (Check the package; this is the correct spelling!), 4) Golden, and 5) Double Triples! “Honey, please do not eat the last Oreo!”
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