Free Speech ~ No Spam

[Calamity Jane]

Why is it that everytime I log onto Lit, I get a craving for canned artificial meat products?

And, why does Laurel have them outlawed?

http://www.spamtownusa.com/spamjam/spam.jpg

 

[brokenbrainwave]

Why is it that everytime I log onto Lit, I get a craving for canned artificial meat products?

And, why does Laurel have them outlawed?

http://www.spamtownusa.com/spamjam/spam.jpg

not sure, but did anyone else hear that McDonalds is creating a spam biscuit for their breakfast menu?? ugh

 

[desert spike]

Mc Spam

Yes I did a day or so ago. Yukey. Make me shudder and gives me a gag reflex just thinking about a McSpam sandwich. Gotta be their worst idea yet!!

 

[lovetoread]

I love spam.

My kids love spam.


Yummy.

 

[Calamity Jane]

I've never had the pleasure (?) of indulging in spam. Don't know how my white trash childhood managed to be unencumbered by canned meat, but there ya go.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

I love spam.

My kids love spam.


Yummy.

lol, it might not be that bad, but all I remember is a quivering plate of goo that shimmied and looked worse than a tub of used motor oil covered with rain scum. Plus my old man would cut it into hunks the size of Alaska for our "spam burgers"

 

[InnocentAngel81]

i remember having spam a few times when i was a kid my dad would slice it and cook it up along with breakfast

 

[unclej]

spam's always gettin' the bad rap because of the gelatin. if you cook a real ham in a roaster and pour the juice left in the pan into a bowl it will gel just like that. if you took the gel from a can of spam and heated it it would turn to juice. i wouldn't make gravy out of it but it's really not a mystery.

maybe if more people ate it diced and served over a bed of brown rice with portabella mushrooms and cilantro it would be more popular.

shit, maybe that's not as funny as i first thought. i'll let you know.

 

[desert spike]

Plus my old man would cut it into hunks the size of Alaska for our "spam burgers" [/B]

Hey, at least he didn't want to have you leave the table Hungry.

I remember fried span sandwiches. No many and IT didn't jump to the top of the list when I start thinking about what to eat. ** pinching my nose as a take another bite**

 

[desert spike]

maybe if more people ate it diced and served over a bed of brown rice with portabella mushrooms and cilantro it would be more popular.



Unclej, That pretty damn creative, what time is dinner?

Its edible alright, but if a person wants ham for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, why not eat the real thing?

 

[Calamity Jane]

maybe if more people ate it diced and served over a bed of brown rice with portabella mushrooms and cilantro it would be more popular.

Kind of like this?

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/nacc/photo.spam.jpg

 

[unclej]

oh my god...lol..that's it exactly!!!!where in the hell did you find that picture that quick?

 

[Calamity Jane]

I'm good.

 

[lovetoread]

I like to cube it and fry it up.

If I make scooby doo macaroni and cheese to go with it,the kids are in heaven.

 

[Smiley777]

I like to cube it and fry it up.

If I make scooby doo macaroni and cheese to go with it,the kids are in heaven.

LOL. I used to eat that all the time. Either cut up Spam, or sliced hot dogs worked too. Ah childhood........

 

[unclej]

Hormel developed America's first canned ham (''Hormel Flavor-Sealed Ham'') in 1926, and eleven years later developed the first canned meat product that did not require refrigeration. It was a ''distinctive chopped pork shoulder and ham mixture'' developed by Jay C. Hormel, son of Hormel founder George A. Hormel, and marketed as ''Hormel Spiced Ham'' - not a terribly inspiring name for an innovative product fated to save lives, win wars, and balance diets of people world wide.

Hormel Spiced Ham got off to a slightly rocky start. Other meatpackers began to introduce their own canned luncheon meats, and Hormel lost its controlling share of the market. Soon, however, they came up with a cunning plan to rectify this situation - they would give Hormel's luncheon meat a truly catchy name. Toward this end, they offered $100 for a suitable appellation. The winning name was, of course, ''SPAM'', and a legend was born.

SPAM was launched with much high-profile advertising in mid-1937. It was called ''the Miracle Meat'', and promoted as an anytime meat. In 1940, SPAM was the subject of quite possibly the first singing commercial. The jingle was to the tune of the chorus of ''My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean'', and the lyrics were ''SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM/ Hormel's new miracle meat in a can/ Tastes fine, saves time./ If you want something grand,/ Ask for SPAM!''. Hormel also sponsored George Burns' and Gracie Allen's network radio show, which included ''Spammy the Pig''. During World War II, sales boomed. Not only was SPAM great for the military, as it required no refrigeration, it wasn't rationed as beef was, so it became a prime staple in American meals. SPAM supported the war effort more directly, too. Nikita Kruschev credits SPAM with the survival of the Russian Army during WWII. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Hormel Girls performing troupe advertised SPAM as they performed throughout the country, distributed SPAM door-to-door, and even had a national weekly radio show. Ads proclaimed, ''Cold or hot, SPAM hits the spot!''

In 1960, SPAM began to be sold in 7 oz cans alonside the original 12 oz ones. SPAM began to spawn variations in 1971, when smoke-flavored SPAM was introduced. Next came less salt/sodium SPAM, in 1986, and with it the honour of being considered ''state of the art in its industry'' by the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry." In the early 1990s, SPAM Breakfast Strips were introduced, as was SPAM lite.

What now awaits us on the SPAM front? Only time (and possibly Hormel) will tell.



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[PumpkinSmasher]

I like mine grilled or fried.