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says...
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> Gary, what exactly is potted meat? Spam? Deviled ham? I have seen the term used only
> by UK residents....
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> N.

In the UK, it's this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potted_meat

"Potted meat is a preserved meat, where the meat is cooked, placed
hot in a pot, tightly packed to exclude air, and then covered with hot
fat. As the fat cools, it hardens and forms an airtight seal, preventing
spoilage by airborne bacteria. Before the days of refrigeration, potted
meat was developed as a way to preserve meat when a freshly-slaughtered
animal could not be fully eaten immediately.Often when making potted
meat, only the meat of one animal was used,"

The fat seal, is usually butter.

Potted shrimps used to be a summer treat in childhood. We used to hand-
net for shrimps in rockpools at the seaside then my mother would make
them into potted shrimps in small jars. They were made in small jars
because A) we never managed to catch a whole lot of shrimps and B)once
you've broken the butter seal the contents need to be used up.

Served as a thick spread on toast or in sandwiches.

Janet UK