The Goodness of Spam

[Col4570]

Way back someone mentioned the Monty Python Spam Sketch.Another one I remember was,is there any Rat in this Pie,answer absolutely not,well a little bit,quite a lot realy.
Mad as hatters but entertaining.

[rockrat]

I remember the first time I had Spam. Was helping a friend out at his Dads farm all day and by evening, we were pretty hungry. Got out a can of spam, cut it up and cooked it over an open fire, on a stick. Stuck the cooked slice on a piece of bread and thought it was mighty tasty. I like the bacon spam, sliced and fried in a pan. Then made into a sandwich with mustard and mayo. Pretty good. Course, I like fried bologna sandwiches too, got that from my grandmother. also like the cans of deviled ham.

[uscra112]

Would love to hear more about this. I've always been told that Spam was invented by Hormel in Austin MN and was originally called Spiced Ham. Got renamed Spam in 1937 after a contest was held to come up with a catchier name.

My family, knowing what a Spam addict I am, (a can a week on average) sent me an "Official History of Spam" booklet they bought at the SPAM MUSEUM in Minniesoter. Yes, there really is a Spam Museum.

Quoting from memory, the Hormel folks were selling canned hams, but their retailers wanted something in a smaller can that a housewife could use up in one meal. The result was Spam, which coincidentally let them use up all those pork shoulders. The name is the acronym for "Spiced Pork And Ham", and story about the name being invented by an actor relative is true.

[uscra112]

BTW in "British English" during the Napoleonic era the word "mess" also seems to have meant a single meal, as well as the organizations which fed groups of officers, (who had to feed themselves without assistance from the King, and at their own expense BTW, right through WW2), and then of course to the feedlots for the enlisted men.

Makes the Biblical anecdote about "selling one's birthright for a mess of pottage" make more sense. Literally selling it for just one meal, and a mighty poor one at that. Pottage in late medieval England meaning the contents of a pot of "stew" kept always on the fire, and into which all kinds of leftovers and scraps were thrown, against the possibility that day after tomorrow that's all you might have to eat. The French called it "pot a feu", and in modern times it has been imbued with the aura of a delicacy.

[Blacksmith]

Don't forget Spam Carving:
Arizona
http://www.crunchyfrog.com/spamCarve.htm

Chicago IL
http://www.planetshwoop.com/spam/mainmenu.html

New York
http://littlejoesbooks.com/event/spam-carving-contest/

New Mexico
http://navajotimes.com/entertainment...p#.UsdTwft4lG1

Pennsylvania
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp...=.jsp&sid=t522

Washington
http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...1&slug=1686719

Etc., etc., etc.

[KCSO]

Cogito ergo sus ??? I think therefore I spam/

[fatnhappy]

In Pennsylvania Dutch country and out here in Ohio Amish country we call that Scrapple.

Beat me to it. It's scrapple or my name isn't H.R. Puffinstuff

[abunaitoo]

Did you know that we have Spam flavored macadamia nuts here????
Taste like Spam.

[jdfoxinc]

Bought 2 cans of "bacon" flavored spam. Opened and fried one this am. The second one is going to the very back of my peeps. Only to be found when I am starving.

[Castaway]

I used to pack it in my ruck. Single slices packaged in foil makes a good quick lunch

[abunaitoo]

Once a year, we have a Spam Jam.
It's the place to go to try all different kinds of ways to eat Spam.
Span on the grill is very good.

[gwpercle]

Is this thread 8 years old ... I guess a Good Spam Thread should never die .

Last week was the beginning of Louisiana Hurrican Season ... that means stocking up on water , gasoline for the generator and Spam !
My pantry is full of Spam ... I'm Good !
Gary

[Finster101]

I've eaten cans of it older that this Thread!

[trebor44]

Ah yes, scrapings from the pigs head, mixed with some of the hoof meat to pretend it is something eatable! Grew up eating that mystery meat. Glad I can afford real meat, you can have what I would not eat before I turned to long pig.

[Handloader109]

Actually like the stuff. I ate it occasionally growing up, but dad, being a vet, didn't go for it very often. He would rather skip meat with a meal than eat it. Wife like it, and there are really way worse things.... some made with hog, some not.

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[xs11jack]

I am with Handloader, I really like Spam! And my Sweetpiy darling will fry it for me. y-m, and more yum.
Ole Jack

[samari46]

My dad never made all that money working for the railroad. So when we went to the beach mom would chop up a can or two and add green sweet relish. Spread on bread and we ate the heck out of it. Love it fried on bagels, or hoagy rolls. Have a half dozen cans in the pantry. Frank

[36g]

My Dad was a WWII vet so I'm sure he had lots of it in the Pacific. BUT I remember having fried SPAM as a kid and my Dad would still eat it. I still enjoy SPAM. The company had a building at the MN State Fair that had a more complete variety of flavors than is available in the U.S. as they do make some varieties for export. I don't remember all of them but we did try some and they were decent. Luckily no Vegamite flavored ones for the Aussies though...

[swamp]

Grilled spam and cheese sandwiches. Always keep a few cans in the cupboard.
swamp

[M-Tecs]

I am a one can per every two years for SPAM type.