Thoughts on SPAM "meat"

[8 BORE]

Youtube for all of you spam lovers.....




Youtube for all of us who think spam lovers defending their choice of edibles are nuts....remember Euell Gibbons?

This is a pretty STupid video.
Ha, Ha

 

[8 BORE]

They have national Spam cooking contests every year. This year I think somebody made spam filled donuts.
http://www.spam.com/recipes/spam-donuts

I don't think I will try them, but It keeps almost forever, so I always keep some on the top shelf in the pantry, just in case I can't get to the store. I eat it probably a couple times per year. I'll fry it and eat it like ham with eggs, or in a sandwich, or I'll dice it and fry with eggs and potatoes, or maybe even make a casserole.

Its better than armadillo

 

[Black Hand]

Its better than armadillo

Even though I've not had Armadillo, if offered both, I'd pick the Armadillo (I've already eaten Spam...)

 

[8 BORE]

Even though I've not had Armadillo, if offered both, I'd pick the Armadillo (I've already eaten Spam...)

They say you are what you eat
I'd rather be a spam than a opossum in a half shell

 

[Black Hand]

They say you are what you eat
I'd rather be a spam than a opossum in a half shell

Then I am any number of odd and exotic things, since I am willing to eat anything that looks good (and many things that might not be so visually appealing). Then again, I was raised by parents who believed in exposing their children to the offerings of many other cultures and expanded my horizons greatly.

Armadillos are made of meat and meat is food. SPAM, on the other hand, is little more than overly-salty mushy ham-bits and not very exciting.

 

[8 BORE]

Then I am any number of odd and exotic things, since I am willing to eat anything that looks good (and many things that might not be so visually appealing). Then again, I was raised by parents who believed in exposing their children to the offerings of many other cultures and expanded my horizons greatly.

Armadillos are made of meat and meat is food. SPAM, on the other hand, is little more than overly-salty mushy ham-bits and not very exciting.

Floor sweepings from a slaughter house. Waste not Want not

 

[Stony Broke]

Gotta agree about the floor sweepings ! My mom used to feed spam to us when we were little kids....I'm 73 years old now and still wonder if all that spam is still clinging to the inside of my body somewhere. While it is edible, no way could it be healthy for you..

 

[tenngun]

On the other hand I’ve attempted to bait traps both with ‘possum and ‘possum on the half shell. Neither coon fox or coyote came near my traps.
I have used canned ham in traps, although not spam, and luncheon meat. In each cases the meat had went too long open.
I’ve attempted to eat ‘possum, but after getting the skin off couldn’t bring my self to put it in a pot. Can’t say I’ve ever wanted to try armadillo.
I have eaten woods rats, gophers, mole, Bob cat, fox,snails, grasshoppers, a lot of snakes, wood pecker, crow, earth worms..... so I don’t think I’m unwilling to try food, and meats meat, but armadillos is just plain nasty

 

[MaterielGeneral]

After having to live on MRE's, Spam isn't so bad. Especially the flavored kind like Jalapeno or the Turkey version. You can buy a no name version at the Dollar Tree and it isn't so bad. I have a dozen or so cans in the pantry for just in case storage.

 

[Straekat]

This is a pretty STupid video.
Ha, Ha

Look up what Gotz von Berlichingen had to say to people such as yourself. "Leck mich...."

 

[Gene L]

Hormel or Armour made a Spam-like product called "Treet." It wasn't as popular as Spam. I don't know if it's still made; last I saw it was in the 60s.

 

[8 BORE]

Look up what Gotz von Berlichingen had to say to people such as yourself. "Leck mich...."

I dont care. Aint lookin' up nothin'

 

[Zonie]

I specifically said an evangelical christian poll couldn't be objective about science, evolution or sex education. All you need to do is spend about 2 minutes looking at the data (and I have) and you will see this is an undisputed FACT.

Frankly, I don't appreciate your attempt at twisting my words when I was EXCEPTIONALLY clear in what I wrote. I made no blanket statement about a group as a whole and I didn't insult an entire group either.

Actually, the discussion of any religion and what they believe in or can or cannot do is out of limits for discussion on the forum. In other words, it is against the forum rules.

Please, don't delve further into your beliefs about religion in any part of the forum.

 

[Black Hand]

Actually, the discussion of any religion and what they believe in or can or cannot do is out of limits for discussion on the forum. In other words, it is against the forum rules.

Please, don't delve further into your beliefs about religion in any part of the forum.

I did not delve into religion in any way - it was an example. This is far less than many others have done and yet I am called out publicly...

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Hormel or Armour made a Spam-like product called "Treet." It wasn't as popular as Spam. I don't know if it's still made; last I saw it was in the 60s

You mean this stuff?

Which is less expensive by about a dollar than SPAM, but they also make,

Which usually costs more than SPAM. Tough to find the Armour products when it comes to canned meat, so you would probably have to order it from Walmart. You do find their Vienna Sausage though, and they seem to have jumped on the band wagon when it comes to flavors...


So if you're making beans & franks in camp you have the franks, sorta..., canned and not needing a cooler. The cans are small so cut down on waste, and each sausage is about 30 calories, so with seven in a can, you have 210 calories or so, in each can. A couple cans of VS in your pocket or in your snapsack when in the field in case you get stuck might not be a bad idea, and they open with a pull-tab.

LD

 

[Black Hand]

You mean this stuff?
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Which is less expensive by about a dollar than SPAM, but they also make,
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Which usually costs more than SPAM. Tough to find the Armour products when it comes to canned meat, so you would probably have to order it from Walmart. You do find their Vienna Sausage though, and they seem to have jumped on the band wagon when it comes to flavors...
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So if you're making beans & franks in camp you have the franks, sorta..., canned and not needing a cooler. The cans are small so cut down on waste, and each sausage is about 30 calories, so with seven in a can, you have 210 calories or so, in each can. A couple cans of VS in your pocket or in your snapsack when in the field in case you get stuck might not be a bad idea, and they open with a pull-tab.

LD

I'll stick to my jerky and parched corn...

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I'll stick to my jerky and parched corn...

Yep reliable, and No school like the old school, eh?

LD

 

[8 BORE]

Yep reliable, and No school like the old school, eh?

LD

It's all good eatin'

 

[Shot deer]

It's all good eatin'

Now just need something' to dilute the taste

 

[Black Hand]

Yep reliable, and No school like the old school, eh?

LD

I'm certainly not opposed to a good soup mix, quality sausages or other portable food items, but the jerky & parched corn are portable (I've carried both when flying), quick, nutritious and require no preparation.