*gag*

[Konrad]

I lost a bet at work this week and had to eat half a can of Spam. 

Even on the grill, smothered in some Tastefully Simple marinade, it was the worst experience of my life..!!

"The horror...  the horror.." 

[Ken_Potts]

  Your mistake was pouring stuff all over it.

  Technically eating half a can of spam is winning the bet, not losing it.  Unless the winner got a whole can - In which case I can see why you're upset.

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  Mmmm...

[lbrewer]

A nice garnish of parsley on the plate would make a world of difference Konrad.

Next you'll be telling us you don't like barbeque vienna sausages .

Larry

[Ken_Potts]

   Konrad - Let me know if you'd like to continue to expand your culinary horizons.  I'll send you a block of livermush.  Scrapple's just a poor substitute (with apologies to our Northern friends).

[Frank Hagan]

Spam is almost a staple in Hawai'i ... they serve it at breakfast in McDonalds (scrambled eggs and spam).  My dad used to deep fry it.  I could never stomach that, but that's how he liked it.

[Hirilonde]

On a side note, have you ever calculated the price per pound of Spam?  I like the stuff, but the price is scary.

[Docpal]

"Parts is parts....."

[Charlie Jones]

Hey- our boats don't sail without Spam aboard. Laura slices it REALLY thin and fries it for breakfast- GREAT with pancakes. Then we slice it slightly thicker and make sandwiches (  with cheese) for lunch (no need to cook it further) , and if any is left, if can be diced into either shells and cheese, or Potatoes AU Gratin for dinner.

Three meals from one can ain't bad ;D

Good stuff, and it's really just ham with some spices added, and is all pre-cooked. Although I HAVE started buying the low sodium variety.

[Ken_Potts]

  You had me with the Spam and butter, Ray - I don't know why you need to add all that other stuff...

  I have a friend who had a bad spam experience growing up.  Her mom put away a bunch of supplies in case of nuclear war or whatever.  That's generally a good idea but the supplies consisted of cases of Spam and nothing else.  Then one day her mom realized the use-by date was approaching and that's the only meat the family tasted until it was all gone.  My friend still can't stand the thought of Spam (poor thing).

  Konrad, Let me know if you want that livermush I mentioned.

[Hirilonde]

Dutch ovens are great.  It is amazing how well you can control the temperature in them once you have practiced enough to learn how much coals to use under them and on the cover.  I have baked beans, cakes and pies in them.  Three little stones are one of the best accessories for baking, now that is high tech!  I have made stews and the like well.  I have yet to make a Spam stew in one, will have to add that to my list of future dishes to try.

[Konrad]

STOP IT, ALL OF YOU...!!!

[Guest LeeH]

I don't find Spam any less consumable than those big jelly-packed canned hams we had when I was a kid - the ones that had a key you used to wind about three feet of dangerous metal strip to open. My dad's war buddy had a yacht built from a decomissioned PT boat. It was well stocked with those big canned hams (and lots of booze for the hired skipper). Let me say from experience that, in a lumpy seaway, I would much rather be hit by a flying can of spam than a flying 10-pound canned ham.

[Charlie Jones]

   

   I have a friend who had a bad spam experience growing up.  Her mom put away a bunch of supplies in case of nuclear war or whatever.  That's generally a good idea but the supplies consisted of cases of Spam and nothing else.  Then one day her mom realized the use-by date was approaching and that's the only meat the family tasted until it was all gone.  My friend still can't stand the thought of Spam (poor thing).

Reminds me of a story I read some years ago by Sven Lundin, of the Bris sailboats. He was ocean testing either his first or second Bris, when he capsized out in the North Sea, breaking his mast. He jury-rigged a mast and got back in but it took him several weeks to do so.

The problem was that during the capsize, the boat got flooded, spoiling all his foodstuffs except for several cases of Swedish Meatballs in the bilge. So for the time it took him to re-gain shore, he lived on Swedish Meatballs, cold from a can.

Said, even being Swedish, it took him several years before he could face another one ;D

[Ken_Potts]

  Sven Lundin.  There's a small boat sailor if ever there was one...