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Times must be hard – Americans are buying Spam again
TimesOnLine ^ | December 6, 2008 | Mike Harvey

Posted on 12/07/2008 8:07:40 AM PST by vietvet67

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To: DejaJude; river rat

“That’s why I loved it as a kid. Sometimes all we had was bread, butter and sugar. After a week of butter and sugar sandwiches, Spam was a treat.”


I remember that, sometimes having corn bread for supper with nothing else, no meat, no vegetable, no gravy, no butter, that kind of life made you think that spam and vienna sausage were high end treats, and I guess they were.


121 posted on 12/07/2008 1:02:26 PM PST by ansel12 ( When a conservative pundit mocks Wasilla, he's mocking conservatism as it's actually lived.)
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To: vietvet67
recession or not I have always loved Spam and always have a can or two in the pantry - great for sandwiches and snacks.
122 posted on 12/07/2008 1:04:57 PM PST by elpadre (nation)
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To: river rat

I avoided the Camp Pendleton mess halls like the plague on spam day, liver day, and SOS day....even if I had to borrow $$, it was off to the EM club to eat.


123 posted on 12/07/2008 1:09:08 PM PST by ErnBatavia ("Zero"..STILL using that stupid "Office of President Elect" podium....)
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To: vietvet67
Spam costs only about $2.40 (£1.65) for a 12-ounce tin

Doesn't sound all that cheap to me. I just bought 93% lean hamburger for $1.99/lb. Spam at $3.20/lb, you can buy chicken, pork chops and beef roast for that kind of money or even less.

124 posted on 12/07/2008 1:18:35 PM PST by upsdriver
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To: E. Cartman
I had heard that Hormel in an attemp to hold down costs had offloaded Spam production to China.

You heard wrong then. Spam for US markets is still produced by Hormel in Austin, Minnesota. Or maybe I missed the sarcasm....:)

125 posted on 12/07/2008 1:34:50 PM PST by mplsconservative
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To: toomuchcoffee

seaweed wrap. Fish on!


126 posted on 12/07/2008 1:58:42 PM PST by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
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To: Muddy168
Spam Musubi- Poor man's sushi wrap. Not too bad, either.
Sounds like you have good memories of it!
127 posted on 12/07/2008 2:03:37 PM PST by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
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To: traumer

No, I love it with pork ribs, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and garlic.

I CAN understand why my hubby is repulsed by it.


128 posted on 12/07/2008 2:08:34 PM PST by dforest (Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
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To: don-o

“pssst: Men are actually allowed in grocery stores.”

Who told you that??????????????


129 posted on 12/07/2008 2:11:05 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: vietvet67

Also I’ve seen a lot of instant noodles in shopping carts lately.

Our family’s fast and cheap food is PB&J.


130 posted on 12/07/2008 2:12:20 PM PST by fightinJAG (I love the Constitution.)
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To: Oatka

LOL, My hubby said his brothers and sister would sit at the table all night, try to hide it, and puke.

I think their Dad did it to be mean. Tht was the person he was. He could have made it palatable.

I must admit, my kids would not have eaten this concoction, nor would I have forced them.


131 posted on 12/07/2008 2:12:28 PM PST by dforest (Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
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To: indylindy
I must admit, my kids would not have eaten this concoction, nor would I have forced them.

Once every few weeks I go get a can of spam out of the cabinet, fry up the spam with a couple of eggs and put between two slices of toast with a little mayonaise .... yummmmmm

132 posted on 12/07/2008 2:14:49 PM PST by ColdWater
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To: napscoordinator

Nope. I read last week that grocery store sales are down. Analysts said that was a very bad sign. People were eating down everything in the house before shopping again-—and then cutting out anything that was not absolutely necessary.

Separately I read an article about a man who had gone out to lunch every day at work for years. He recently grabbed a can of Campbell’s soup, took it to work and heated it in the microwave. Came and home and asked the wife to buy a can for every work day that month. The point of the article was that Campbell’s sales were going up, with no sign of stopping.

That is evidence that people are really cutting back on discretionary spending.


133 posted on 12/07/2008 2:15:21 PM PST by fightinJAG (I love the Constitution.)
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To: vietvet67

People are buying spam again because it it good storage food


134 posted on 12/07/2008 2:15:23 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
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To: ColdWater

You know, I admit you are probably right. I will say it is hard to change my husband’s mind. Very bad feelings are associated with it.;^)


135 posted on 12/07/2008 2:17:26 PM PST by dforest (Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
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To: ansel12
I remember that, sometimes having corn bread for supper with nothing else, no meat, no vegetable, no gravy, no butter, that kind of life made you think that spam and vienna sausage were high end treats, and I guess they were.

If we had milk, we would pour it over the corn bread and eat it like cereal.

136 posted on 12/07/2008 3:16:25 PM PST by DejaJude (Proud denizen of the fighting fringe.)
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To: Brit

When my Dad got back in 1946, after serving in both theaters, he was haunted by the memories of children digging in the base garbage cans for food. I went through a period where I refused to eat stewed tomatoes or anything that contained them, so I heard the stories a lot from ages 6-9. I think a lot of American soldiers told those same stories. Of course, as spoiled American kids, we rolled our eyes and giggled. I am embarrassed now that I had that reaction.

I hope nothing like that ever happens here and for those who experienced it, I hope it never happens again.


137 posted on 12/07/2008 3:20:44 PM PST by reformedliberal
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To: vietvet67
I bought a can of Spam today for the first time in probably a decade.

In my case it had nothing to do with economics (although the price was nice), it was instead because of a Food Network Spam challange that we saw on TV a couple of weeks ago. My 18 year old son swears he never has eaten Spam, so I decided to buy some and cook it when he comes home on winter break from college next week.

Fried Spam, yum yum, I can't wait to try it again!!

138 posted on 12/07/2008 3:21:25 PM PST by codercpc
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To: Keith in Iowa

Fried Spam with mustard sandwiches. Yumm..


139 posted on 12/07/2008 3:23:50 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (I feel much better since I gave up hope. ~~ sigh ~~)
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To: MayflowerMadam

We like our fried spam on toast with mayo and a big slice of sweet onion.

I’ll have to try mustard. That sounds good. Honey mustard maybe?


140 posted on 12/07/2008 3:29:16 PM PST by mplsconservative
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