Brian Christiansen wrote:
> "<RJ>" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I was skimming a Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook ca 1962
>> when I found a recipe suitable for "Mockery & Derision"
>>
>> "15 Minute Banquet"
>>
>> Cut Can of SPAM into 12 slices
>> stud with cloves, brown in fry pan.
>>
>> Add 1 X 11oz can of yams, drained
>> sprinkle with salt !
>>
>> Spoon 1/3 c pineapple jam over meat & yams
>>
>> Heat uncovered, basting often.
>
> That might not be to bad if it were "real" ham instead of SPAM, "real" sweet
> potatoes (steamed, roasted, whatever) instead of canned. Perhaps you could
> heat them that way, but only if you like them on the "extremely crunchy"
> side. But then again, it would not be as quick either. Sweet potatoes and
> ham are one of my favorite combinations. I have never seen pineapple jam,
> but I have never looked for it either.
>
> Brian Christiansen
>

There is a regional canner here known for good pickles and they recently
started making jam. They only make a few versions with one being
pineapple and they taste great because the first ingredient isn't HFCS.

It is the first time I had pineapple jam and it is a nice change from
other fruit flavors.