This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.

On 2016-07-31 3:18 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.
>


One of the guys in our kayak club was looking for food to take on a
multi day trip into the woods. He had never had Spam before so he
brought some for lunch on our Wednesday morning paddle. He liked it.

ImStillMags wrote:
>
>This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.

I don't see much Spam at RFC... actually Spam is rarely seen at RFC.
Mostly I see Trolls/Socks and just plain old off topic Douchebags who
claim to cook but actually don't/can't.
You do know what Spammers do... they try to sell stuff... not many of
those at RFC. I'd much rather see the Spammers than the off topic
Trolls, Socks, and Douchebags who don't/can't cook.
BTW, I post about the edible kind of SPAM often... just today I took
inventory, I have 19 cans of SPAM in my larder. SPAM is one of my
favorite goes with eggs ingredients, but I still haven't found a good
recipe for SPAM soup... tried it with ramen but doesn't work. There
are a lot of SPAM soups on line but none I think are good. The best
soup I've decovered for using SPAM is pea soup.

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:31:15 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-07-31 3:18 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> > This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.
> >
>
>
> One of the guys in our kayak club was looking for food to take on a
> multi day trip into the woods. He had never had Spam before so he
> brought some for lunch on our Wednesday morning paddle. He liked it.

Spam tastes best while on a journey, when one is hungry.

I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar and drained
crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.

N.

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:06:04 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
> I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar and drained
> crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
>
> N.

People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other foods they consider "low class." I don't consider myself that lucky. One of these days these people shall be humbled for their arrogance. Well, that's the way I'd like it to be anyway.

OTOH, when I was in high school me and my buddy made a glazed Spam loaf in a toaster oven. It was studded with cloves and glazed with an orange and brown sugar glaze. I had to dump it in the trash cause eating it made me feel ill. As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
> People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other foods they consider "low class."
>
>
I don't consider it low class, it's just too fatty for me.
Perhaps once a year I might eat it but much more than that I
feel queasy. Even after frying to get as much grease out as
possible I will feel nauseous if I eat much of it. Chomping
down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
either.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:31:15 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-07-31 3:18 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
>> > This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.
>> >
>>
>>
>> One of the guys in our kayak club was looking for food to take on a
>> multi day trip into the woods. He had never had Spam before so he
>> brought some for lunch on our Wednesday morning paddle. He liked it.
>
> Spam tastes best while on a journey, when one is hungry.

I like Spam anytime.

Cheri

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:18:29 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other foods they consider "low class."
> >
> >
> I don't consider it low class, it's just too fatty for me.
> Perhaps once a year I might eat it but much more than that I
> feel queasy. Even after frying to get as much grease out as
> possible I will feel nauseous if I eat much of it. Chomping
> down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
> either.

I can appreciate your concerns about fat. It also has a whole lot of salt. OTOH, the salt is what allows a single slice of Spam to be placed on top of a ball of rice and create an entire meal in a highly compact package. As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the meat is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon meat.

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:29:03 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:31:15 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2016-07-31 3:18 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> >> > This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> One of the guys in our kayak club was looking for food to take on a
> >> multi day trip into the woods. He had never had Spam before so he
> >> brought some for lunch on our Wednesday morning paddle. He liked it.
> >
> > Spam tastes best while on a journey, when one is hungry.
>
> I like Spam anytime.
>
> Cheri

You must be Korean.

> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
> People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other foods they consider "low class."

Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat bad stuff, just to stay alive?

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other foods they consider "low class."
>
> Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat bad stuff, just to stay alive?

http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america

On 7/31/2016 1:18 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.
>
Let me not to the contents of thy can
Add any condiments. Spam is not Spam
When altered by unbalanced minds,
Or flaked when the remover doth remove:
O no; it is the ever-fixèd pork,
Uncooked, ungarnished, and by Time undinted;
It is like gold to every plundering fork,
Whose worth's unknown, although its price be printed.
Spams not uncool, though rosy-hued and cheap
And from it oily trickles constant come;
Spam alters not, doth neither wake nor sleep,
Its worth cries out though it be deaf and dumb.
If this be error, and such claims a sham,
Neer have I writ, and neer man ate of Spam.

"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:06:04 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
> I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar
> and drained
> crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
>
> N.

People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other
foods they consider "low class." I don't consider myself that lucky. One of
these days these people shall be humbled for their arrogance. Well, that's
the way I'd like it to be anyway.

Agreed!

OTOH, when I was in high school me and my buddy made a glazed Spam loaf in a
toaster oven. It was studded with cloves and glazed with an orange and brown
sugar glaze. I had to dump it in the trash cause eating it made me feel ill.
As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
--------------------------------

We have spam in our store because my husband
likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...

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"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
> > other foods they consider "low class."
>
> Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat bad
> stuff, just to stay alive?

http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
---------------------------------------------------------------

But I though food banks were everywhere in US???


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"graham" wrote in message ...

On 7/31/2016 1:18 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> This forum is just chock full of spam, but not the edible kind.
>
Let me not to the contents of thy can
Add any condiments. Spam is not Spam
When altered by unbalanced minds,
Or flaked when the remover doth remove:
O no; it is the ever-fixèd pork,
Uncooked, ungarnished, and by Time undinted;
It is like gold to every plundering fork,
Whose worth's unknown, although its price be printed.
Spams not uncool, though rosy-hued and cheap
And from it oily trickles constant come;
Spam alters not, doth neither wake nor sleep,
Its worth cries out though it be deaf and dumb.
If this be error, and such claims a sham,
Neer have I writ, and neer man ate of Spam.
---------------------------------

ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOO
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http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar and drained
> crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.

I'm going to try that, Nancy. I don't eat spam often but I do like it
when I do. So far, I have never cooked the stuff. The only way I've had
it so far is sliced right from the can and put on white bread with mayo.
I like that but have never cooked it.

I'll bet hash is good with spam too. Potatoes, onions, spam (instead of
ham)

I haven't had Spam in at least 6 months now but it's on my grocery list
for tomorrow.

Ophelia wrote:
>
> We have spam in our store because my husband
> likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...

Yes, you should. Even canned food can go bad eventually. Rotate your
stock.

O, you might want to fix your sig (quoted below)
> http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk

You changed the addy a bit a few days ago but you messed
up with your new address. Notice right after the "http" you have
a semi-colon instead of the required colon to make it an active link.

Jebus gets credit here. He noticed it and mentioned it but you
still haven't changed it. Perhaps you didn't see his post.
Anyway, just thought you might like to know.

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:20:05 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:18:29 PM UTC-10, wrote:
>

> > Chomping down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
> > either.
>
> As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the meat is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon meat.
>
>
No, no, no. It is indeed Spam. I've never had a can of it that
there wasn't a chunk of gristle in it.

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:10:11 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > We have spam in our store because my husband
> > likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...
>
> Yes, you should. Even canned food can go bad eventually. Rotate your
> stock.
>
> O, you might want to fix your sig (quoted below)
> > http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> You changed the addy a bit a few days ago but you messed
> up with your new address. Notice right after the "http" you have
> a semi-colon instead of the required colon to make it an active link.
>
> Jebus gets credit here. He noticed it and mentioned it but you
> still haven't changed it. Perhaps you didn't see his post.
> Anyway, just thought you might like to know.

It still works Gary...try it.
====

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Ophelia wrote:
>
> We have spam in our store because my
> husband
> likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...

Yes, you should. Even canned food can go bad eventually. Rotate your
stock.

O, you might want to fix your sig (quoted below)
> http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk

You changed the addy a bit a few days ago but you messed
up with your new address. Notice right after the "http" you have
a semi-colon instead of the required colon to make it an active link.

Jebus gets credit here. He noticed it and mentioned it but you
still haven't changed it. Perhaps you didn't see his post.
Anyway, just thought you might like to know.

--
http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
----------------------------------------------------

Ahh yes, I see. I have been messing with my posts because since I upgraded
I don't get the chevrons.

I am working with 'quote fix' now and 'sometimes' I get it right I don't
see Jebus' post so missed it.

Owzat?

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > We have spam in our store because my
> > husband
> > likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...
>
> Yes, you should. Even canned food can go bad eventually. Rotate your
> stock.
>
> O, you might want to fix your sig (quoted below)
> > http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> You changed the addy a bit a few days ago but you messed
> up with your new address. Notice right after the "http" you have
> a semi-colon instead of the required colon to make it an active link.
>
> Jebus gets credit here. He noticed it and mentioned it but you
> still haven't changed it. Perhaps you didn't see his post.
> Anyway, just thought you might like to know.
>
> --
> http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Ahh yes, I see. I have been messing with my posts because since I upgraded
> I don't get the chevrons.
>
> I am working with 'quote fix' now and 'sometimes' I get it right I don't
> see Jebus' post so missed it.
>
> Owzat?
>
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

All better now! :-D

"Roy" wrote in message
...

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:10:11 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > We have spam in our store because my
> > husband
> > likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates
> > ...
>
> Yes, you should. Even canned food can go bad eventually. Rotate your
> stock.
>
> O, you might want to fix your sig (quoted below)
> > http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> You changed the addy a bit a few days ago but you messed
> up with your new address. Notice right after the "http" you have
> a semi-colon instead of the required colon to make it an active link.
>
> Jebus gets credit here. He noticed it and mentioned it but you
> still haven't changed it. Perhaps you didn't see his post.
> Anyway, just thought you might like to know.

It still works Gary...try it.
====

Heh who woulda thunk it Thanks, Roy


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Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>> >
>> > We have spam in our store because my
>> > husband
>> > likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates
>> > ...
>>
>> Yes, you should. Even canned food can go bad eventually. Rotate your
>> stock.
>>
>> O, you might want to fix your sig (quoted below)
>> > http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>>
>> You changed the addy a bit a few days ago but you messed
>> up with your new address. Notice right after the "http" you have
>> a semi-colon instead of the required colon to make it an active link.
>>
>> Jebus gets credit here. He noticed it and mentioned it but you
>> still haven't changed it. Perhaps you didn't see his post.
>> Anyway, just thought you might like to know.
>>
>> --
>> http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Ahh yes, I see. I have been messing with my posts because since I
>> upgraded
>> I don't get the chevrons.
>>
>> I am working with 'quote fix' now and 'sometimes' I get it right I
>> don't
>> see Jebus' post so missed it.
>>
>> Owzat?
>>
>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
>All better now! :-D
>

Cool))

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http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> >
>> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
>> > other foods they consider "low class."
>>
>> Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat bad
>> stuff, just to stay alive?
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> But I though food banks were everywhere in US???

They are, and also the schools feed breakfast, lunch, and after school
snacks year round in most places. If someone is going hungry, they are
spending money on other things, or not availing themselves of the many
places to eat or get food. We have free food giveaways twice monthly also at
many pick-up spots.

Cheri

> wrote in message
...
> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:20:05 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:18:29 PM UTC-10,
>> wrote:
>>
>
>> > Chomping down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
>> > either.
>>
>> As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the meat
>> is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no
>> resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon meat.
>>
>>
> No, no, no. It is indeed Spam. I've never had a can of it that
> there wasn't a chunk of gristle in it.

I've never had a can that does have a chunk of gristle in it, and I buy Spam
often.

Cheri

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 3:37:40 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:06:04 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
> > I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar
> > and drained
> > crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
> >
> > N.
>
> People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other
> foods they consider "low class." I don't consider myself that lucky. One of
> these days these people shall be humbled for their arrogance. Well, that's
> the way I'd like it to be anyway.
>
> Agreed!
>
> OTOH, when I was in high school me and my buddy made a glazed Spam loaf in a
> toaster oven. It was studded with cloves and glazed with an orange and brown
> sugar glaze. I had to dump it in the trash cause eating it made me feel ill.
> As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
> --------------------------------
>
> We have spam in our store because my husband
> likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...
>
> --
> http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk


Spam has saved lives. More than we'll ever know.

http;//www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/a-war-won-with-spam-and-a-few-other-things/

Gary > wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar and drained
>> crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
>
> I'm going to try that, Nancy. I don't eat spam often but I do like it
> when I do. So far, I have never cooked the stuff. The only way I've had
> it so far is sliced right from the can and put on white bread with mayo.
> I like that but have never cooked it.
>
> I'll bet hash is good with spam too. Potatoes, onions, spam (instead of
> ham)
>
> I haven't had Spam in at least 6 months now but it's on my grocery list
> for tomorrow.
>

It's very good in hash, Gary. It's also great sliced and fried as-is and
eaten in a sandwich, or by itself with eggs and hash browns as a breakfast
meat. I don't think I've eaten it for 30 some years, but my mom cooked it
often enough when I was a kid (usually as breakfast for dinner). I grew up
less than an hour away from the home of Spam so it's part of my cultural
heritage.

--
jinx the minx

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:15:45 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:20:05 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:18:29 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> >
>
> > > Chomping down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
> > > either.
> >
> > As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the meat is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon meat.
> >
> >
> No, no, no. It is indeed Spam. I've never had a can of it that
> there wasn't a chunk of gristle in it.

Well, that sounds absolutely horrible.

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 11:44:05 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
>
> >> > Chomping down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
> >> > either.
> >>
> >> As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the meat
> >> is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no
> >> resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon meat.
> >>
> >>
> > No, no, no. It is indeed Spam. I've never had a can of it that
> > there wasn't a chunk of gristle in it.
>
> I've never had a can that does have a chunk of gristle in it, and I buy Spam
> often.
>
> Cheri
>
>
I *might* buy it once a year, but so far it's been about 5 years
now since my last purchase. Besides getting queasy the gristle
really put me off purchasing again. I guess it's just my dumb
luck to get a can with it in it.

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 11:57:32 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:15:45 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>
> > I've never had a can of it that
> > there wasn't a chunk of gristle in it.
>
> Well, that sounds absolutely horrible.
>
It was and is.

Ophelia wrote:

> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > >
> > > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
> > > other foods they consider "low class."
> >
> > Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat bad
> > stuff, just to stay alive?
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> But I though food banks were everywhere in US???


They are, Ms. O...here are several that we send clients to:

http://www.lakeviewpantry.org/about-us-2.html

http://careforreal.org/services-programs/food-clothing/

Many smaller local social service/help agencies/churches/community centers maintain smaller food pantries, these may serve specific groups, e.g. refugees, homeless, low - income seniors, women with infants/children, etc.

Food "banks" are huge organisations, here is the big Chicago one:

http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/PageServer

Chicago Food Depository is a conduit for food to smaller organisations...


--
Best
Greg

Cheri wrote:

> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
> >> > other foods they consider "low class."
> >>
> >> Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat bad
> >> stuff, just to stay alive?
> >
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > But I though food banks were everywhere in US???
>
> They are, and also the schools feed breakfast, lunch, and after school
> snacks year round in most places. If someone is going hungry, they are
> spending money on other things,

Yup...how many pesky beggars do I see on a daily basis begging for food, there is a PLETHORA of food aid available! Frex, in Illinois a single homeless person upon application IMMEDIATELY qualifies for $189.00 per month in food stamps/SNAP benefits, if a family much more, including WIC. I work in Uptown Chicago and there are TONS of places - including the agency where I work - that provide free food or meals to clients.

Many "sell" their food stamps so as to get cash for booze/cigs/drugs, it's a very thriving "underground economy"

I carry a list of food pantries/free meal locations with me in my briefcase, when someone is trying to bum some $$$ with the "I'm HUNGRY...!!!" routine I hand them that list. They ordinarily scurry away ;-)


or not availing themselves of the many
> places to eat or get food. We have free food giveaways twice monthly also at
> many pick-up spots.


There is NO REASON anyone should be going hungry in the USA...


--
Best
Greg

dsi1 wrote:

> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 3:37:40 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:06:04 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
> > > I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar
> > > and drained
> > > crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
> > >
> > > N.
> >
> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other
> > foods they consider "low class." I don't consider myself that lucky. One of
> > these days these people shall be humbled for their arrogance. Well, that's
> > the way I'd like it to be anyway.
> >
> > Agreed!
> >
> > OTOH, when I was in high school me and my buddy made a glazed Spam loaf in a
> > toaster oven. It was studded with cloves and glazed with an orange and brown
> > sugar glaze. I had to dump it in the trash cause eating it made me feel ill.
> > As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
> > --------------------------------
> >
> > We have spam in our store because my husband
> > likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...
> >
> > --
> > http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
>
> Spam has saved lives. More than we'll ever know.
>
> http;//www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/a-war-won-with-spam-and-a-few-other-things/


It's often said that "Spam and Studebaker trucks were the reason the Russians won WWII"...


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> wrote in message
...
> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 11:44:05 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>>
>> >> > Chomping down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
>> >> > either.
>> >>
>> >> As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the
>> >> meat
>> >> is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no
>> >> resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon
>> >> meat.
>> >>
>> >>
>> > No, no, no. It is indeed Spam. I've never had a can of it that
>> > there wasn't a chunk of gristle in it.
>>
>> I've never had a can that does have a chunk of gristle in it, and I buy
>> Spam
>> often.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
> I *might* buy it once a year, but so far it's been about 5 years
> now since my last purchase. Besides getting queasy the gristle
> really put me off purchasing again. I guess it's just my dumb
> luck to get a can with it in it.

I'm sure it could happen, and it would disgust me too. I hate when I get a
package of lunch meat that has a big chunk of something odd in it, so I hear
ya!

Cheri

"The Greatest!" > wrote in message
...
Cheri wrote:

> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
> >> > other foods they consider "low class."
> >>
> >> Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat
> >> bad
> >> stuff, just to stay alive?
> >
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > But I though food banks were everywhere in US???
>
> They are, and also the schools feed breakfast, lunch, and after school
> snacks year round in most places. If someone is going hungry, they are
> spending money on other things,

Yup...how many pesky beggars do I see on a daily basis begging for food,
there is a PLETHORA of food aid available! Frex, in Illinois a single
homeless person upon application IMMEDIATELY qualifies for $189.00 per month
in food stamps/SNAP benefits, if a family much more, including WIC. I work
in Uptown Chicago and there are TONS of places - including the agency where
I work - that provide free food or meals to clients.

Many "sell" their food stamps so as to get cash for booze/cigs/drugs, it's a
very thriving "underground economy"

I carry a list of food pantries/free meal locations with me in my briefcase,
when someone is trying to bum some $$$ with the "I'm HUNGRY...!!!" routine I
hand them that list. They ordinarily scurry away ;-)


or not availing themselves of the many
> places to eat or get food. We have free food giveaways twice monthly also
> at
> many pick-up spots.


There is NO REASON anyone should be going hungry in the USA...


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Nope!

Cheri

>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>> > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>>> >
>>> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
>>> > other foods they consider "low class."
>>>
>>> Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat
>>> bad
>>> stuff, just to stay alive?
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> But I though food banks were everywhere in US???
>
>They are, and also the schools feed breakfast, lunch, and after school
>snacks year round in most places. If someone is going hungry, they are
>spending money on other things, or not availing themselves of the many
>places to eat or get food. We have free food giveaways twice monthly also
>at many pick-up spots.
>

Aye I thought so. Thanks.

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"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 3:37:40 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:06:04 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
> > I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar
> > and drained
> > crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
> >
> > N.
>
> People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other
> foods they consider "low class." I don't consider myself that lucky. One
> of
> these days these people shall be humbled for their arrogance. Well, that's
> the way I'd like it to be anyway.
>
> Agreed!
>
> OTOH, when I was in high school me and my buddy made a glazed Spam loaf in
> a
> toaster oven. It was studded with cloves and glazed with an orange and
> brown
> sugar glaze. I had to dump it in the trash cause eating it made me feel
> ill.
> As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
> --------------------------------
>
> We have spam in our store because my
> husband
> likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...
>
> --
> http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk


Spam has saved lives. More than we'll ever know.

http;//www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/a-war-won-with-spam-and-a-few-other-things/

------------------------------------

So I believe!

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Ophelia wrote:
>
>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:26:45 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> > > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> > >
>> > > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and
>> > > other foods they consider "low class."
>> >
>> > Don't we all have an abundance of food? Is anybody here forced to eat
>> > bad
>> > stuff, just to stay alive?
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=hunger+in+america
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> But I though food banks were everywhere in US???
>
>
>They are, Ms. O...here are several that we send clients to:
>
>http://www.lakeviewpantry.org/about-us-2.html
>
>http://careforreal.org/services-programs/food-clothing/
>
>Many smaller local social service/help agencies/churches/community centers
>maintain smaller food pantries, these may serve specific groups, e.g.
>refugees, homeless, low - income seniors, women with infants/children, etc.
>
>Food "banks" are huge organisations, here is the big Chicago one:
>
>http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/PageServer
>
>Chicago Food Depository is a conduit for food to smaller organisations...


Thanks, yes. I always believed it was well covered.

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On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 7:27:12 AM UTC-10, The Greatest! wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 3:37:40 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:06:04 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
> > > > I fixed Spam fairly often when I was a young married. With brown sugar
> > > > and drained
> > > > crushed pineapple on the browned slices, it was pretty tasty.
> > > >
> > > > N.
> > >
> > > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other
> > > foods they consider "low class." I don't consider myself that lucky. One of
> > > these days these people shall be humbled for their arrogance. Well, that's
> > > the way I'd like it to be anyway.
> > >
> > > Agreed!
> > >
> > > OTOH, when I was in high school me and my buddy made a glazed Spam loaf in a
> > > toaster oven. It was studded with cloves and glazed with an orange and brown
> > > sugar glaze. I had to dump it in the trash cause eating it made me feel ill.
> > > As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
> > > --------------------------------
> > >
> > > We have spam in our store because my husband
> > > likes we keep it in case of emergency. I ought to look at the dates ...
> > >
> > > --
> > > http;//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> >
> >
> > Spam has saved lives. More than we'll ever know.
> >
> > http;//www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/a-war-won-with-spam-and-a-few-other-things/
>
>
> It's often said that "Spam and Studebaker trucks were the reason the Russians won WWII"...
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

I guess that's what the SS in USSR stood for. Hee hee.