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Okay, you did it. I just had to go out and get a Moon Pie. I probably haven't had one since I was 10. Now taking a bite.
Reasonably chewy, but not as much filling as I remembered.
Could be moister, but at least not too sugary.
Chocolate coating is undistinguished.
Fourth bite now. Can't really distinguish what that filling is.
Now I'm just finishing it because it's there.
I can't say the mystique is justified. A Hostess Twinkie is more pleasing to the palate. But nothing tastes like it did because our tastebuds deteriorate along with everything else.
The Moon Pie is something, at least for me, I only enjoy as an adult because I loved it as a kid. If I had discovered it as an adult, I would probably have dismissed it as overly sweet, overly engineered, poor quality kid food. But I grew up with it and still like in a "half I like it and half nostalgia" way. Many Entenmanns cakes fall into this same category - because I ate them as a kid, I still enjoy them, but probably wouldn't if I had discovered them as an adult. Now, Marshmallow Fluff, I believe, I would love regardless of when I discovered it.