Cary wrote:
>Spam - a processed meat product (containing ham and other
>unmentionable pieces of hogs) first made by the Hormel company of
>Austin, Minnesota to feed USA soldiers during World War II. Gained a
>reputation of being a rather undesirable and often despised.
Perhaps it was made with the intention of feeding the soldiers, but I
understand that it actually wasn't eaten by the soldiers.
Which may have been a good thing. :)
-- Stephen
Au contraire .... aussie soldiers regularly swapped it for cans of the
Australian equivalent BULLY BEEF - being exactly what it says - the lowest
possible quality beef canned and put into Rat(ion) packs.
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