"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 4/24/2013 4:16 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:31:10 -1000, dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/24/2013 1:08 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not at all. Only a not so bright bulb would think Spam is a "festive
>>>> ham." It doesn't have to be, it's great as is.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> "Not so bright" would be an apt description of me as a kid. Haven't you
>>> seen that picture on the can before? It's most seductive for a kid that
>>> can't afford a real ham. You've never baked a Spam loaf before and
>>> therefor cannot appreciate how this could scar a kid for life.
>>
>> Nonsense! Spam actually costs more than cured ham... I can readily
>> buy Cooks hams for like $1,79/lb... a 12 ounce can of SPAM costs about
>> $3. Folks bake SPAM all the time, by the millions... hardly a month
>> passes I don't bake a loaf of SPAM, good microwaved too... and it's as
>> tasty as many other cold cuts and certainly better than tube steak. I
>> wish Hormel would make a SPAM olive loaf, they'd clean up... I very
>> often have a SPAM sandwich with sliced green pimento stuffed olives,
>> excellent!
>>
>
> You might have had access to a real ham when you were a kid but I sure
> didn't. Most kids don't get their first ham until they're in their 20s.
> Being a late bloomer, I was a ham virgin until I was 30.
>
> Since I would never bake another Spam loaf, I don't see the world as a
> Spam loaf baking place. It's all a matter of perception.

Ham was one of my mom's favorite company meal. I guess because it was quick
to fix.