On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Mark Speltz wrote:

> Don't forget the infamous product SPAM made by Hormel Foods in Austin,
> Minnesota.  They have an archives and a small museum crowded with
> information.  It is quite interesting and truly a remarkable product (not
> that I eat it).
>
> Mark E. Speltz

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Shame on you, Mark - why don't you eat it?!  In the darkest days of the
Second World War millions of British waited holding their breath listening
out to hear whether the latest ship-load Hormel's SP-iced h-AM, (hence the
name "Spam") had survived it's 4,500 miles journey, including nearly 2,000
miles dodging the N. Atlantic U-Boats, to our shores as part of the USA's
food aid programme, at a time when the fresh meat ration per person was
just a few ounces a week.  The Government even printed, distributed and
broadcast on national radio recipes for the imaginative use of this most
treasured American product!


Patrick Boylan
(Born in 1939)

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