"aem" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
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> > Great new book published this week, available from Amazon now!
>
> Presumably, full of recipes for spam.
>
> Incidentally, I have often wondered why Hawaiians chose Spam(tm) as
> their favorite over that wonderful Portuguese sausage they have.
> Anyone know?
>
> -aem

According to relatives who have the absolute pleasure of living in Hawaii,
the local legends say that before/during W.W. 2 the local population shared
in the culinary delights of Uncle Sam's strong military presence, and became
used to eating oversalted chopped/ground up food out of small cans. It
became a comfort food to them.