Art Ginsburg, commonly known as Mr. Food, was a television chef and best 
selling author of cookbooks. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 
in 2011 and underwent treatments, including surgery, which had caused the 
cancer to go into remission. However, it returned in October. He died at his 
home that he shared with his wife Ethel in Weston, Florida. Ginsburg was 
originally a butcher and ran his own catering business prior to work in
television. The series he founded is expected to continue with other
chefs as hosts. 

Beloved Buffalo Bob Smith delivering a commercial pitch for Hostess
Twinkies on an episode of HOWDY DOODY.

1956

(FOX News) – The popular popcorn snack Cracker Jacks is getting a new
ingredient – and it’s not something you would expect.

The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) reported
that Frito-Lay, the manufacturer of Cracker Jacks, will soon introduce a
new version of its snack called Cracker Jack’d – which will have added
caffeine.

Frito-Lay told the Boston Globe the new Cracker Jack’d line is not meant
for children and is specifically developed for adult consumers and will
not be marketed to children.

Chris Kuechenmeister, a Frito-Lay spokesperson, wrote in a statement
to the Boston Globe, “The package design and appearance are wholly
different from Cracker Jack to ensure there is no confusion among consumers.”

A little Cracker Jack history:

1919 ad with Sailor Jack and his Dog “Bingo”

Frederick William Rueckheim and his brother Louis mass-produced an
early version of Cracker Jack and sold it at the first Chicago World’s
Fair in 1893. The mixture of popcorn, molasses, and peanuts was then 
called "Candied Popcorn and Peanuts". The first lot of the confection
was produced in 1896 and received it’s new name when an enthusiastic
sampler remarked, “That’s crackerjack”, another word for “excellent”.

 
Frederick Rueckheim               Louis Rueckheim

Prizes were inserted in every box
beginning in 1912.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Hostess Brands, makers of Twinkies 
and other snack foods, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this 
week and is talking permanent closure. Hostess, who also makes Wonder Bread, has declined further comment on the matter. The company is headquartered in Irving, TX.  

Twinkies were invented in Schiller Park, Illinois in 1930 by James Alexander Dewar, a 
baker for the Continental Baking Company.

James Dewar, inventor of Twinkies, the "Golden Sponge
Cake with Creamy Filling".