Ahhh ... SPAM ...
Without a doubt, one of
America's most well known
pop culture sensations!
The above ad is from 1938.
How many of us grew up
seeing that familiar blue can
sitting on the pantry shelf?
What I don't remember, though,
is my Mom ever serving us
"SPAMbled eggs" ...
Introduced on July 5, 1937, the name
"Spam" was chosen from multiple
entries in a naming contest. The
winner was given a $100 prize
for coming up with the name.
The above ad is from 1939.
Specially
Processed
American
Meats
The source of countless jokes,
some other "meanings" of SPAM are
Something
Posing
As
Meat
Specially
Processed
Artificial
Meat
Stuff,
Pork and H
AMSpare
Parts
Animal
Meat
Special
Product of
Austin
Minnesota
The copy writers for these ads must
have been a hoot to sit around with ...
I love how they described things ...
Each ad enlarges with a click
if you want to read them ...
Spam was produced
in Austin, Minnesota ...
also known as
Spam Town USA
I wonder why if you could afford to
have a maid, why did you keep
Spam in the pantry? They really
dobelieve it's
that good ... my
apologies to all of you Spam-Lovers.
In 2007, the seven billionth
can of Spam was sold.
The above ad is from 1945.
Austin is also home to
the Spam Museum ...
Who would've guessed?!
Also from 1945 ... They showed
you how to make an
Upside Down Spam Pie ...
Along with the promise of your family
coming to the table in a hurry to eat it!
Another masterpiece from the
Spam kitchens in 1945 was
the Spam Western Salad ...
Believe it, or not, there is a national
recipe competition where
submissions are accepted at the
top forty state fairs in the nation.
Those funny elephant S 'n P shakers
announced a
"Savory Symphony" in
1946 ...
the Spam 'n Macaroni Loaf ...
In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is
sometimes dubbed
"The Hawaiian Steak" 
Meet the SPAMMOBILE, a
strangeoblong vehicle shaped and painted
like the rectangular can of SPAM ...
its
sole purpose is to travel the
United States of America … giving
away free samples of SPAM!
I've never seen it ... Have you?
The SPAM Queen ...
I know ... but I
had to show you ...
Spam is celebrated in a small local
festival in Austin, Minnesota,
known as Spam Jam ...
If you want to own this Spam
ornament for your tree this year,
just visit the
official Spam website ...
not only can you shop there, but
also play games and find countless
other exciting Spam recipes ...
Perhaps a Spam pig
is more to your liking?
Or something for the little
Princess in your life?
I don't think Cocoa would like this ...
but maybe your poochie would ...
Ahhh ... Winter year 'round ...Your very own Spam
Museum Snow Dome ...
My personal favorite of their shop!If you ever find yourself in Austin, MN
visiting the Spam Museum, or attending
the Spam Jam, keep in mind that
there's a restaurant with a menu
devoted exclusively to Spam, called
"Johnny's SPAMarama Menu" ...They say that serving Spam is
"top billing with any audience" ...I hope that was the case with you
and this serving of Spam that I shared ...
God bless ...Until another time ... Pearl
There are so many things to be thankful for ...
I feel blessed to be living in the USA ...
I'm grateful to all of the men and women
Their devotion and passion
They deserve our respect
They deserve our prayers ...
I'm also thankful for their families ...
I'm grateful for the protection
I'm proud to be able to say that
What they do for us, daily, should
This year, especially, I am
And I'm holding them and their
Indeed, there's much to be thankful for ...
