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SPAM, possibly a contraction of "spiced ham", was named by actor
Kenneth Daigneau, the brother of R. H. Daigneau, a former Hormel Foods vice president. When other meatpackers started introducing similar
products, Jay C. Hormel decided to create a catchy brand name to give his spiced
ham an unforgettable identity, offering a $100 prize to the person who came up with a new name. At a New Year's Eve Party in 1936,
Daigneau suggested the name SPAM.
Jay C. Hormel, son of the company's founder, was determined to find a use for several thousand pounds of surplus pork shoulder. He developed a distinctive canned blend of chopped pork and ham known as Hormel spiced ham that didn't require refrigeration.
SPAM luncheon meat was hailed as the "miracle meat," and its shelf-stable attributes attracted the attention of the United States military during World War II. By 1940, 70 percent of Americans had tried it, and Hormel hired George Burns and Gracie Allen to advertise SPAM on their radio show.
100 million pounds of SPAM were issued as a Lend-Lease staple in the rations to American, Russian, and European troops during World War
II, fueling the Normandy Invasion. GIs called SPAM "ham that failed the physical." General Dwight D. Eisenhower confessed to "a few unkind words about it - uttered during the strain of battle."
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as a young woman
of 18 working in her family's grocery store, remembers SPAM as a "wartime delicacy."
In Khrushchev Remembers, Nikita Khrushchev credited SPAM for keeping the Soviet Army alive during World War II. "We had lost our
most fertile, food-bearing lands, the Ukraine and the Northern Caucasians. Without SPAM, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army."
Submitted by ARareJewelnLA
Did You
Know?
SPAM luncheon meat was introduced to the public in 1937.
On March
22, 1994, Hormel Foods Corporation celebrated the
production of its five billionth can of SPAM. Five billion cans of SPAM would feed a family of four, three meals a day for 4,566,210 years.
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Spam is available in a variety of choices:
Spam Lite, Spam
Less Salt, Smoked Spam,
the new Roasted
Turkey Spam, as well as the good ol' Original
Spam. Here are some recipes:
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Elegant Potato SPAM
Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 (10-3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of potato soup
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1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
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2 tablespoons sherry
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4 cups hot, prepared mashed potatoes
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Nonstick cooking spray
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1 (12-ounce) can SPAM luncheon meat, cut into small pieces
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1/4 teaspoon paprika
Directions: Heat oven to 425°F. Combine soup, 2 tablespoons cheese, and
sherry; stir until smooth. Spoon mashed potatoes into 1-1/2-quart casserole coated with
cooking spray. Sprinkle SPAM on top of potatoes. Spread soup mixture over SPAM. Sprinkle
remaining 2 tablespoons cheese and paprika over soup mixture. Bake 20 minutes or until
thoroughly heated.
Serves 8.
Submitted by Sparkegrl a/k/a CookWthMe2
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Did You
Know?
If laid end to end, five billion cans of SPAM
would circle the earth 12.5 times.
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Monte Cristo
Sandwich
Ingredients:
- 1 (12-ounce) can SPAM luncheon meat
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6 slices Muenster cheese, halved
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12 slices white bread
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2 eggs
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1/4 cup milk
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3 tablespoons margarine
Directions:
Cut SPAM into 12 slices. Layer cheese and SPAMŽ on 6 slices of
bread; top with remaining bread slices. Mix eggs with milk; quickly dip both sides of
sandwiches into egg mixture. Saute in margarine on griddle or skillet over medium heat
until cheese melts and both sides are browned. Serve immediately.
Submitted by Sparkegrl a/k/a CookWthMe2
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Broiled Spam
Appetizers
Ingredients:
- 1 (7-ounce) can SPAM luncheon meat, finely cubed
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1/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
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1/4 cup finely chopped celery
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1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
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1 tablespoon chopped parsley
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1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
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Toast triangles, party rye slices, or crackers
Directions: In bowl, combine all ingredients (except toast). Spread
mixture on toast or crackers. Place on baking sheet. Broil 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese
is melted. Makes 32 appetizers.
Submitted by Sparkegrl a/k/a CookWthMe2
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In the 1980s, David Letterman suggested SPAM-On-A-Rope for his Late Night audience "in case you get hungry in the shower."
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Oh SPAM™! Oh SPAM™! Gourmet delight!
My food by day, my dreams by night.
To carve, to slice, to dice you up -
pureed in a blender and sipped from a cup.
What shining deity from Olympus knelt
down to the earth and hog butt smelt?
Creating then man's eternal desire
for swine entrails congealed by fire.
On some corporate farm, a pig has died.
Eyes, tongue, and snout end up inside
that cube of SPAM™ hidden in the can
I now hold in my trembling hand.
More than mere food, SPAM™ is for me
a hedonistic expression of gluttonous glee.
Mottled with pork fat, the pink cube engrosses.
My mouth takes it in, my intestine disposes.
Long have my arteries clogged to the sound
of sizzling SPAM™ when there's no one around -
furtively chewing or swallowing whole.
Triple bypass by forty, my medical goal.
Other processed meat products I've tried or declined
Vienna Sausages, Treet, even pig's feet in brine.
Though each may be tasty in different ways,
none matches SPAM™ for gelatinous glaze.
That glistening pinkness beckons me
with gristle, fat, and BHT.
Oh SPAM™! Oh SPAM™! - the taste, the smell!
The sacred meat product, from Hormel.
Author Unknown
Submitted by Cicec
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Official Spam Web Site
www.spam.com
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Hawaii's Spam Cookbook available at:
www.besspress.com/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=12
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Spam E-Cards
www.spam.com/post_card/pc_index.cfm
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Spam Fan Club
www.spam.com/fc.htm
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SPAM
Museum
Austin, MN
This is the town where George Hormel started his meat packing business in 1891.
www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MNAUSspam.html
Spam Museum
http://media.hormel.com/anm/templates/spam_museum.asp?articleid=8&zoneid=11
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Spam Recipes
www.pitt.edu/~blair1/spam-recipes.html
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