[startswithearthquakes]

It's a mixture of cats, dogs, fish, people, ants, chickens, horse, penguins, armadillo, And ... Ham ...

[Ayoob]

I can't stomach the stuff. I bought a 4-pack a couple years ago and tried it, and the other three cans sat on the shelf for months until I forgot how much I didn't like it. The second can ended up in the garbage, and the last two ended up in trick-or-treaters' bags.

[mekmek]

Food prices here, like everywhere are rising sharply. I was listening to the radio today and they had a segment on feeding a family for under $10. People rang up with are whole lot of ideas for cheap meals. The one I liked the best was buying a kilo of Kangaroo mince (going price is 5 AUD a kilo) and making Kangaroo spaghetti. Beef mince is close to double that price and Kangaroo is better for you than beef, better for you than Spam and WAY WAY better tasting than Spam!!!

[idiom]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ayoob', 'T')he second can ended up in the garbage, and the last two ended up in trick-or-treaters' bags.

[kpeavey]

Spam=SPiced hAM
stuff was invented during the Carthaginian Wars
shelf life is infinite
virtually indestructible
no can opener needed
ready to eat
also useful for keeping tables from wobbling

if you get hungry enough, you'll eat anything

I find it to be palatable, have about 30 cans in stock, plus another pile of Turkey Spam. At a price of $1.50 for a 12 oz can, stock up.

[idiom]

What do tins of corned beef cost in the states?

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kpeavey', 'S')pam=SPiced hAM
stuff was invented during the Carthaginian Wars
shelf life is infinite
virtually indestructible
no can opener needed
ready to eat
also useful for keeping tables from wobbling
if you get hungry enough, you'll eat anything
I find it to be palatable, have about 30 cans in stock, plus another pile of Turkey Spam. At a price of $1.50 for a 12 oz can, stock up.

[jlw61]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('idiom', 'W')hat do tins of corned beef cost in the states?

[Starvid]

Real food prices are now the same as in... 1990.

[mattduke]

As government-banker inflation destroys their standard of living, citizens switch to less-expensive spam (whose price itself is up 7%). Will the textbooks at government schools be updated with this classic example of the important economic phenomenon?

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/bus ... _0529.html

[JoeW]

What the article doesn't mention is whether people are using the additional Spam they are purchasing to stock up their bunkers because they have foreseen an apocalyptic future....

[kpeavey]

Hawaiian's demand for Spam stems from WWII where it was brought in in large volume to service the needs of the servicemen. The sailors and soldiers would trade it with the indigenous local personnell for produce, goods and services. Being that it stored well, packed tightly for shipping, and was inexpensive, it become popular and remains so to this day. Many restaurants offer Spam in a variety of dishes. With it's limited land area, livestock can be expensive to raise in Hawaii. A great deal of meat must be shipped in from the continent. Spam makes for a cheap easy readily available meat alternative.

mattduke wrote:$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')s government-banker inflation destroys their standard of living, citizens switch to less-expensive spam (whose price itself is up 7%).

[Mudpuppy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'F')ood prices here, like everywhere are rising sharply. I was listening to the radio today and they had a segment on feeding a family for under $10. People rang up with are whole lot of ideas for cheap meals. The one I liked the best was buying a kilo of Kangaroo mince (going price is 5 AUD a kilo) and making Kangaroo spaghetti. Beef mince is close to double that price and Kangaroo is better for you than beef, better for you than Spam and WAY WAY better tasting than Spam!!!

[kpeavey]

brisket/corned beef has its own thread HERE

[MrBill]

pstarr wrote:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')u]that is all very touching, but much more than we need to know. So you say it sticks to the ribs. Whose ribs are those anyway?

Regarding the liver. I once had 10 pounds of lamb kidneys. That's about 30 or 40 pairs. I still have them

[kpeavey]

I think this discussion is about food buying and consumption habits changing as a result of price increases.

I just like talking about Spam.

[ROCKMAN]

pstarr,

Actually this side chatter does refect (though obtusely) on depletion econimics. Spam was a mainstay during WWII especially for the troops. In an odd way you could look at WWII as a sudden jump to peak oil (or peak eggs, peek coffee, etc). Shortages of everthing diverted to the war effort had the same effect on the general population as if the suppliers suddenly ran short.

In actuality, peak oil at that time was averted by the discovery of the giant East Texas oil field just before the war. You won't see it in a movie (not very exciting) but a very major factor in the outcome of the war was the US glut of oil and the lack of it in Germany and Japan. Some may be aware that a major catalyst for Japan decision to go to war was the US-led embargo of oil to Japan.

And, more importantly, SPAM is an acronym of sorts for "Shoulder Pork and Ham"