Spam lives.....

[dragon wench]

OK, I was just looking in disgust at all the spam in my email's spam filter and wondering if anybody actually is stupid enough to believe the various promises of lengthening one's "equipment," prolonging stamina... etc. In fact I considered starting a thread on that particular topic alone. But, then, I noticed a link at the top of the page for a recipe actually using spam the canned luncheon meat....
I had to look, of course... and I shuddered at what I read.

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SPAM VEGETABLE STRUDEL Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Main dish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 pk Long-grain and wild rice -mix (6.25 oz) 1/2 c Chopped carrot 1/2 c Chopped red bell pepper 1/4 c Orange juice 1 cn SPAM Luncheon Meat, cut in -thin strips (12 oz) 2 c Chopped mushrooms 1/4 c Sliced green onions 1 tb Dijon-style mustard 1/2 ts Basil 1/4 ts Pepper 6 Sheets frozen phyllo pastry, -thawed Butter-flavor vegetable -cooking spray 1 tb Dry bread crumbs Soy sauce Heat oven to 375'F. Prepare rice according to package directions. In small saucepan, combine carrots, red pepper, and orange juice. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain well. Place in medium bowl. In large skillet, saute SPAM, mushrooms, and green onion until tender. Add SPAM mixture, rice, mustard, basil, and pepper to vegetable mixture; stir well. Place 1 sheet phyllo pastry on a damp towel (keep remaining phyllo covered). Lightly coat phyllo with cooking spray. Layer remaining 5 sheets phyllo pastry on first sheet, lightly coating each sheet with cooking spray. Spoon SPAM mixture lengthwise down center of phyllo stack, leaving a 1/2" border. Roll phyllo jelly-roll style, starting with long side containing SPAM mixture. Tuck ends under; place diagonally, seam side down, on baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat top of pastry with cooking spray and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Make 12 (1/4" deep) diagonal slits across top of pastry using a sharp knife. Bake 20 minutes or until golden. Serve with soy sauce.

In fact there's a whole section of recipes using spam...
RecipeSource: Spam Recipes



Good God.... I had no idea people still ate that stuff

I'm sorry... I just felt compelled to share

[fable]

I'm amazed at many of the recipes up on the Web. Quite a few that call for XXXX's Chicken Soup" or "XXXX's Noodles" or "3 cans of peas" apparently designed for those wanting a meal in 5 minutes of less. I can understand that; but I object to their use of the term "appetizing" in describing the mess, or enthusiastically stating afterwards that "I fixed it for my hubby and 23 kids and they all loved it!" The same people probably watch reality tv, and believe whatever Shrub says. Spam strudel? What's next, kiddie kibble casserole? Dog Food Dijon, with a side order of cockroach hotel pate? You do realize these people are growing rudimentary creepers all over their bodies, don't you?

[dragon wench]

Yep, I know!

And what I find really sad too is that there are, in fact, recipes on how to prepare various convenience foods like spam or tinned peas. First of all, nobody should need a recipe for stuff like that, and secondly.... if you are actually putting all of these horrifying items into a meal together (and consulting a recipe no less), why not just go the whole hog and simply make real food?

[fable]

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Originally Posted by dragon wench And what I find really sad too is that there are, in fact, recipes on how to prepare various convenience foods like spam or tinned peas. First of all, nobody should need a recipe for stuff like that, and secondly.... if you are actually putting all of these horrifying items into a meal together (and consulting a recipe no less), why not just go the whole hog and simply make real food?

Because many people don't like real food. An entire generation or more has grown up on eating the bilge served as fast food. To them, real food tastes bad, because it isn't full of salt, grease, and/or sugar.

[dragon wench]

*sigh*
True....
When you think of it, the fast food corporations and their prepared food cousins almost have to be applauded at their success in being able to so thoroughly convince people that real food doesn't taste good. I mean, really, that's an impressive (and depressing) brainwashing job...

Ugh...

Sure, we don't always eat scratch food, we'll often buy jars of decent pasta sauce, for example, and then throw in a few other ingredients.
But.... ...

[galraen]

That recipe sounds like a wierdo version of Spring Roll, I wonder what it tastes like. I'll have to wonder till my dying day, 'cos I aint going to try it. Spam fritters on the other hand I'm extremely fond of. I think it has nostalgia value, as it used to be a regular feature on the weekly menu when I was a kid.

[mr_sir]

Is that on gmail by any chance? They have loads of imaginative spam recipes (on the links they give at the top of the page for news items etc.) when you go to the spam mail folder

[DesR85]

I ever received spam and junk mail before but not that type of spam mail DW mentioned in the first post. In fact, I have yet to encounter those type of spam mail. Meh, I really can't be bothered with those as I always delete them from my inbox without taking a peek (not to mention that I seldom check my inbox).

[QuenGalad]

Now that's a coincidence!

I have just lately stumbled over a monty python's sketch called "spam". Hilarious. Spam was obviously some kind of food, but no-one could tell me what... And here you are talking about spam...

So pray tell me, oh mighty native english speakers ... What exactly is spam?

[DesR85]

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Originally Posted by QuenGalad So pray tell me, oh mighty native english speakers ... What exactly is spam?

I'm not sure myself. This is also the first time I've heard of this 'SPAM' before. What I do know is that it's some sort of canned meat or something (thanks to a certain member's avatar). Take a look at the official site for more information. I'll try to decode as much as possible from that site (so far, I haven't found anything useful there).

[Moonbiter]

Spam is/was ground, processed meat of undisclosed origin, boiled into a mass together with various preservatives, also of undisclosed origin, then compressed into blocks and preserved on cans in chemical aspic. It came out of the (in)famous "Corned Beef" rations used by the American GI's during WW2, and developed from there. It became common in some countries, especially the UK, in the years after the war when food was still rationed and real meat was scarce. Practically every European country has their own version of Spam, and today it has a cult following who create and exchange recipes, and even have conventions. If you're ever in the UK, make sure to visit a local Tesco's and get a can. It's quite an experience....

[Maharlika]

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Originally Posted by Moonbiter Spam is/was ground, processed meat of undisclosed origin >snip<

Sounds really nasty to me...

Never fear, despite the apparent low-profile, the Light of COMM will get rid of vile spam!

I think.

Actually, real Spam(tm) ain't that bad for as long as you don't eat it that often.

[Moonbiter]

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Originally Posted by Maharlika Sounds really nasty to me... Never fear, despite the apparent low-profile, the Light of COMM will get rid of vile spam! I think. Actually, real Spam(tm) ain't that bad for as long as you don't eat it that often.

The real version was declared illegal here in 1992. Up 'till then it was even used as the most common military field ration, popularily called "Dead Man In A Can" until someone actually did some research on what it contained. I still have a box of army-issue Spam for sentimental reasons, and it has an expiration date in the year 2153. I kid you not.

[Maharlika]

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Originally Posted by Moonbiter The real version was declared illegal here in 1992. Up 'till then it was even used as the most common military field ration, popularily called "Dead Man In A Can" until someone actually did some research on what it contained. I still have a box of army-issue Spam for sentimental reasons, and it has an expiration date in the year 2153. I kid you not.

Soylent Green anyone?

This changes the way I think of spam.

[Moonbiter]

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Originally Posted by Maharlika Soylent Green anyone? This changes the way I think of spam.

HA HA! Don't worry. The Spam you get today is probably much better. We do have our own versions of it, they just have to contain enough real meat and nutrients to be labeled "food." They make it out of pork, chicken and turkey up here, but it has very little to do with the scary stuff you could buy back in the 70-80s.