Well, we see the subjectivity here:) If you ate oreos in your formative years you probably love them.. probably some childhood nostalgia thing going there. Now gasp in amazement- I have NEVER eaten an oreo. I left the U.K. before they arrived and though, no doubt, they have arrived in Israel by now I have simply not got around to it since husband and my teenage daughters bake so excellently. (We have an equivalent -forgotten the brand name-haven't eaten them for years), and we had lots of great melt in the mouth biscuits in the U.K. - we were far from lacking.. so no, dear, no-one's *lying* when we say we're unimpressed;) we don't need to.
'As American as apple pie' always makes me smile since apple pies have been baked in England probably for thousands of years and my mother made a wonderful version. It's also great with blackberries in it too.

I've tried a few Oreos. That stupid twisty thing it tells you to do doesn't work. They are nice, but they're just like Custard Creams and Bourbons combined.

I like Oreos, I've been taking up for them, and I use them in recipes. But, I must admit that I don't eat them anymore because I prefer to use my limit of calories (LOL) on something that really is better. Cookies in general are not that tempting to me (hot chocolate chips just out of the oven with a glass of milk excluded).

Well, that answers the 'date on the package' question. It may take you another year or two, jordandog, to cleanse your house of everything he left behind. Good luck!

I wonder if he left that packet of Oreos so you could celebrate your one year anniversary by eating them all.

Good one, lady. He knows how ill I would be if I did, so you might be right!

I was afraid of sounding UNAmerican (or something) by saying anything re: this topic at first. Seems like here in The States you are just expected to like certain things, Oreos being one of them. Blech, not I. But, then, I'm not all that jazzed about those hot soft pretzels or Readers Digest, either. Just to make me absolutely certain that Oreos weren't all that they're cracked up to be, though, a friend sent me some of those Tim Tams from Australia a couple of years ago. Now there's a cookie indeed ! Those made Oreos taste, in my opinion, akin to those dreadful rice cakes that some folks eat...

I received some TimTams too!

"Reader's Digest," Gatsby?

Who on earth in the U.S. is expected to like that?

Mind you, I grew up in Ohio, but the Reader's Digest was not part of my "literary" experience; and though I posted this thread, I don't think I claimed to adore Oreos or to think that anyone who didn't like them was "UnAmerican." I was merely amused by the reaction of the British.

I used to live in Philadelphia, where the soft pretzels with mustard didn't turn me on, either, though my Phladelphia-born husband is rather fond of them.

Oh ... my hesitance about my anti-Oreo leanings wasn't borne of this thread at all. Just my whole life. Around my circle, I'd say "no, thanks" to the things [with my nose slightly curled up] and I was summed up as some sort of other-worldly "thing" in seconds. The masses couldn't get enough of them. For me, one was way too many.
And, gosh, I always thought Readers Digest was an American standard-ish kind of thing. Guess not?

Well, no. At least not where I come from, but I don't want to insult any possible Reader's Digest fans by suggesting there are not many places where it is much loved and respected.

I did learn, while living in Europe, that there are Reader's Digest fans there, too. I sometimes saw the Italian translation in churches, alongside of "Famiglia Cristiana," which is a major Catholic magazine.

But no one in Italy served Oreos after mass.

Complying with UK food packaging laws which mean that ingredients are in descending order...

Oreos, Chocolate flavour sandwich biscuits with vanilla flavour filling

Ingredients: sugar, wheat flour, vegetable oils (contains antioxidant, E-320), fat reduced cocoa powder (7%), glucose and fructose syrup, raising agents (sodium and ammonium bicarbonates), dried whey (from milk), cocoa mass, salt, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring, may contain sesame seeds and traces of nuts.

McVitie's dark chocolate digestives

Ingredients: wheat flour (39%), plain chocolate (29%) sugar, cocoa mass, vegetable fat butter oil, cocoa butter, emulsifiers (soya lecithin E476), natural vanilla flavouring, vegetable oil, wholemeal (9%), sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, tartaric acid, lactic acid), salt

Walkers shortbread

Ingredients: wheat flour, butter (29%), sugar, salt

I guess I will stick with shortbread and the occasional chocolate digestive. Now I wonder if the kids next door would like to eat the Oreos which I bought just to copy out the ingredients.

Sue, our ingredients in this country, too, are listed in descending order That's standard practice.

The ingredients lists of both Oreos and McVities don't impress me much, which is to say that I wouldn't consume either one of them on a regular basis. As for which children would prefer (vs. the Walkers shortbread), we'll just have to run neighborhood taste tests.

My guess is that both U.S. and U.K. adults will go for the shortbread, but the children?

I wouldn't place any bets.

May I add a little "southern" tip to this discussion on Oreos? I was telling friends about this discussion between mostly the U.K. and U.S. and how so many folks were saying they didn't like Oreos. Well honey child, I found out that they can be battered and fried just like most anything else edible in this Southern region. Haven't tried them this way myself, but I have it on good authority that they are delicious. I think the batter is something like the batter for funnel cakes. If folks in the U.K. don't know about funnel cakes, well, they just need to visit Southern U.S.A. and find out what they have been missing. Now, I must go and fry some Oreos!

Gracious, MadMartha, that must be a fairly old practice by now.

I've never tried deep-fried Oreos (and never will), but I do believe that the concept was mentioned by the Hilary Swank character in the Clint Eastwood film, "Million Dollar Baby."

Never watched that movie myself, but I do know that the southern folk do deep fry just about everything that crosses their table at least once. MM, I'm waiting for my invitation.

You're welcome anytime ClaraSue. If I can fry one Oreo, I can fry a dozen so come on to Georgia and we will see if they really are good this way.

I read in the Wall Street Journal today that Hydrox cookies are coming back for a short time this fall. Hydrox are widely viewed as the precursor of the Oreo, then faded away as Oreos became more popular. Anyone out there have any Hydrox memories?

I remember Hydrox cookies when we lived in the USA but don't remember if they were better or the same as Oreos.

I saw some 'copies' in the shop the other day, not Oreos or Hydrox. I will have to write the name down and see if anyone else has heard of them before.

Deep fried Oreos? I imagine there would be zero calories in those.

This is all so sad...my Uncle works for Nabisco...snif, snif

Yet another example of the brilliant research being funded by our governments and universities: if you are feeling fearful of death, you may find yourself reaching for cookies:


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4959489

Deep fried oreos and funnel cakes aren't limited to the South! We see them at fairs and carnivals every summer here in western Pennsylvania. Of course, the funnel cake originated with the Pennsylvania Dutch, so that makes sense.

I've never had a deep fried oreo, but when I make candy at Christmas time, I always cover some in milk chocolate. REALLY GOOD! And last year, I found an even better use for Oreos. Grind an entire pound bag in the blender, add 8 ounces of softened cream cheese, roll into balls, and dip in milk or white chocolate. Oreo truffles!