SIGNS OF RECESSION! Sales of SPAM Higher than ever

[StMark]

AUSTIN, Minn. — The economy is in tatters and, for millions of people, the future is uncertain. But for some employees at the Hormel Foods Corporation plant here, times have never been better. They are working at a furious pace and piling up all the overtime they want.

Through war and recession, Americans have turned to the glistening canned product from Hormel as a way to save money while still putting something that resembles meat on the table. Now, in a sign of the times, it is happening again, and Hormel is cranking out as much Spam as its workers can produce.

read the rest of the story here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/business/15spam.html

[StMark]

Do you like Spam?

Who do you know that likes it ?

Do you eat Spam?

what is spam? (what parts of the animal is it made from)

Why do you like it ?

would you eat it in hard times ??

If you like it, what do you eat or cook it with ?

[Steve Epley]

I like it alright it is notmy favorite but we ate it growing up.

[SOUNWORTHY]

Originally Posted by StMark

Do you like Spam?

Who do you know that likes it ?

Do you eat Spam?

what is spam? (what parts of the animal is it made from)

Why do you like it ?

would you eat it in hard times ??

If you like it, what do you eat or cook it with ?

Back in the late thirties a butcher by the name of Sam was grinding ham and it seems as though he lost his his hand in the grinder. They didn't throw away the results but since it was a little bit of ham and a little bit of Sam they called it Spam. Now you know the rest of the story.

[Hoovie]

I can eat it with crackers - sort of like Liverwurst. I can't eat it as an entree.

[Sherri]

If you try it in things, it can be awesome! We cook with it at least once a month, in hard times or when we had plenty. I don't even want to know what's in it, because I'm sure it's horrible for you. LOL! We cook a dish with Spam cubes and green beans that my kids literally grew up on about once a week. We all love the taste!

We grew up eating it fried with scrambled eggs. Eddie's family grew up eating it in everything, because in the jungles, they ate all canned meats. It was either that or monkey! So they ate Spam in lots of stuff. Eddie's mom even puts it in gumbo, and you would never know it, but it's a cheap "filler".

[Digging4Truth]

Several points...

1. (Stephen Hoover) One might be surprised what one might eat as an entree when the economic conditions hit a certain point.

2. StMark... SIGNS of a recession? That's like saying there are signs that I am overweight. Done deal bro... How about signs of a depression?

3. Yeah... good ole spam. Spam salad sandwiches. Fried spam sandwiches. Spam with eggs as was mentioned before. Good ole versatile spam.

4. Shocker here folks... there are non "name brand" versions of spam. Imagine that... a cheap knockoff of spam. LOL


See... now you done gone and flung a cravin' on me... I am now frying up a cheap knockoff of spam for a pan seared "spam" sandwich.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Sherri

If you try it in things, it can be awesome! We cook with it at least once a month, in hard times or when we had plenty. I don't even want to know what's in it, because I'm sure it's horrible for you. LOL! We cook a dish with Spam cubes and green beans that my kids literally grew up on about once a week. We all love the taste!

We grew up eating it fried with scrambled eggs. Eddie's family grew up eating it in everything, because in the jungles, they ate all canned meats. It was either that or monkey! So they ate Spam in lots of stuff. Eddie's mom even puts it in gumbo, and you would never know it, but it's a cheap "filler".

Why did your husband grow up in the jungles? where?

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by StMark

Why did your husband grow up in the jungles? where?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???? He was born and raised in the jungles of Liberia, West Africa, where TStew's parents are (close by). His parents were pioneer UPC missionaries. I thought everyone on here knew that.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Sherri

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???? He was born and raised in the jungles of Liberia, West Africa, where TStew's parents are (close by). His parents were pioneer UPC missionaries. I thought everyone on here knew that.

Oh Sherri, now Mark is going to start a thread:


****NEWSFLASH - Sherri is married to an African*******

Of course, he'll spell something wrong and send admin a report to change the spelling.