Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Mon 21 Jul 2008 09:16:26p, Blinky the Shark told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon 21 Jul 2008 07:44:48p, Edwin Pawlowski told us...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>>>> The name Hydrox rings a major bell ! Could you remind me what I am
>>>>>> missing.
>>>>>
>>>>> A cookie given a name that makes it sound like an industrial cleaner
>>>>> or solvent.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That is one reason they have not done as well as the Oreo. Hydrox was
>>>> the first, (and best, IMO) but Oreo had better marketing.
>>>
>>> I totally agree. Hydrox has always been my favorite, both in texture
>>> and in flavor.
>>
>> But they had to have been smoking something when they dreamed up the
>> name.
>
> Hydrox actually preceeded the Oreo by several years, and Wikipedia offers
> an explanation for the name.
>
> "Hydrox is the brand name for an early and successful creme-filled
> chocolate sandwich cookie which debuted in 1908 and was manufactured by
> Sunshine Biscuits. Its unusual name was formed from those of the atomic
> elements which make up pure water: hydrogen and oxygen.[1] Some accounts

Wellyeah, I knew that (or assumed it, anyway). It's still a horrible name
for a cookie.


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