They pushed the techniques during the 40s with WWII. And Freepers have expanded on than since before Y2K.
Spam, white rice, and that annoying dog next door makes a real meal. (mostly sarcastic)
Seriously. Good food is more about attitude than ingredients.
/johnny
A “dirty rice” or “jambalaya” mix would do better with Spam than plain rice if there was a choice. Powdered eggs are not bad if you’re a scrambled eggs aficionado. Once my mom got a ten pound bag of the stuff on a whim, and we kids ate it up quickly.