I will admit to using Spam. In my Boy Scout days, we used to go on overnight hikes and a can of Spam was a staple.
Ate it, AND liked it!
Last week our local market had Spam on sale. It was still more per pound than real ham.
Times have changed, as I used to always have a can or two in the cupboard for cheap eats, or for an impromptu weekend fishing or hunting trip.
Spam, saltines, Velveeta (doubled as trout bait) packs of Maneichevitz (SP) dried soup mix (long skinny cellophane tubes of pasta, bullion, seasoning, split peas, and veggies) and a can or two each of sardines & Vienna sausage for camping. All of it now costs more than 'real food' except the saltines.
The Spam sure tasted better cooked over a fire (not hot coals) so you would get it a little scorched and the ashes did always add to the flavor. Your hand would get a little burned from holding the frying pan over the fire (you had to keep the fire small) and the hot grease would splatter on your hand and arm.
If we were real lucky on a hike, someone would bring in a car to the campsite and meet us there with some eggs. Spam AND eggs, now that was living on a hike.
That was a pretty darn good breakfast out in the sticks. The grease and the smokey taste of the Spam all bring back some great memories.