On Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 8:14:25 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 16:57:16 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
> >"Jinx the Minx" wrote in message ...
> >
> >Ophelia > wrote:
> >> "Jinx the Minx" wrote in message ...
> >>
> >> Gary > wrote:
> >>> sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssEd Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 7/30/2019 2:25 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>>> ssssssssss
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The oven is easier, the bacon stays flat, but the texture is just not
> >>>>>> the same. I'll stick to the fry pan.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dredge the bacon in flour, fry in a good amount of oil till brown. Do
> >>>>> not overcook. The bacon will be crispy without frying it all to hell.
> >>>>> It's done in about half the time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Never heard of that for bacon. May try it one day. My mother used to
> >>>> do that for scrapple. I wonder if it would work with Spam.
> >>>
> >>> Probably would, Ed. I did see a documentary/cooking show where
> >>> bacon was floured then fried in oil. Floured and fried scrapple
> >>> and spam would be worth trying.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Fried Spam is delish all on its own. Why ruin it with starchy coating? On
> >> the other hand, I I have floured and fried side pork in the past. Mostly
> >> the flour just served as thickener for the gravy. Yum. Need to make that
> >> again sometime soon, because its been years.
> >>
> >> ==
> >>
> >> D. loves Spam!!! However it is cooked (if cooked) or however it is
> >> served)) He got it a lot in the military)))
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I grew up barely 45 minutes from the birthplace of Spam, so I had it a lot
> >as a child. Most often we had it pan fried and served as a sandwich or as a
> >breakfast meat, but it was also common to use it in place of ham in cold
> >pasta salads.
> >
> >====
> >
> > That is a new idea, thanks! I have been looking around for new recipes
> >to make and I will use that one))
>
> Virginiaed SPAM is very good... coat the entire SPAM with some of the
> glaze powder that comes with a ham and stud it with whole cloves and
> bake... I use the microwave at a low setting and turn often.

I've done that - studded and glazed a Spam loaf. I thought it was going to be wonderful but it just turned my stomach. I shit-canned the whole thing. My theory is that you have to be a haole to be able to make and eat something like that. So far, my theory seems correct.