A thread about Spam...the food

I always have a can of Spam on hand. In a pinch I cut it into slices, lay the slices in an 8" pan cover with a thick layer of mashed potatoes,top with grated cheese and put it in the oven until hot, cheese is melted and browned. Cut in squares and served with a salad or vegetable it's not all that bad. I also got a kick out of playing a penny slot machine in Atlantic City a few years back call Spam. Every time you lost it would yell out SPAM and a picture of a can of Spam came up on the screen.
 
I'm not a fan of SPAM.

My mother used to feed it to us when times were tough or when we went camping.

Marie,

This might make a nice stocking stuffer for your husband.

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I haven't had Spam since I left the Big Island, but y'all have put me in the mood for a Spam sandwich. Now I gotta make an emergency trip to the grocery store......
 
We lived in Hawaii during the war and the food that was available is what we ate: powdered eggs, powdered or canned milk except for one quart of real milk per day, SPAM. SPAM for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I get green just thinking about that stuff. Ew. It's made from the leftovers on the carcass after the real meat has been removed.
 
SPAM is pretty good stuff. I like it.

After all, it's spiced ham. That's why it's called spam.

It does get a lot of UNdeserved comments from people who aren't aware of it's history.
 
I haven't had Spam since I was a kid. I kind of liked it, but never bought a can of it as an adult.

I've heard/read about how popular it is in Hawaii.
 
I will have to admit, when I have gotten some of the flavored varieties, like the turkey, hickory or bacon, they are not so bad. I have cubed it up into scrambled eggs. I always like putting SOMETHING in with my scrambled eggs. Hate them neked. But that is a whole different thread.
 
I grew up on a farm in southern Minn. It was a dairy farm, but we also had some beef cattle and hogs.
We often took our hogs to the Hormel plant at Austin, MN. They had a water tower that looked like a big spam can. I'm sure some portion of our hogs ended up as spam.
We didn't buy spam, because we butchered hogs and beef for ourselves (and relatives). But I've had spam many times since I left the farm, partially because of the sentimental value.
My favorite way to have it is cooked in a cast iron fry pan over a camp fire, with eggs.
I've made it at least 2 dozen ways, and bought almost all of the flavors of spam.
I don't buy it any more because it's not economical any more.
 
We used to prepare it just like a ham.

Push whole cloves all around.

Baste it with brown sugar sauce (water and brown sugar)

Bake it in the oven.

Delicious with eggs.
 

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