MY PAGE ON SPAM! THE LOVABLE FURRY NON-MEAT!SPAM Luncheon Meat. SPAM may be famous now, but it wasn't always that way. Fact is, SPAM hails from some rather humble beginnings. Flash back to Austin, Minnesota, in 1937. You're right. There isn't much here, except for an ambitious company called Hormel. These good folks are about to hit upon an amazing little recipe: a spicy ham packaged in a handy dandy 12-ounce can. J. C. Hormel, then president, adds the crowning ingredient: He holds a contest to give the product a name as distinctive as its taste. SPAM soars. In fact, in that very first year of production, it grabs 18 percent of the market. Sixty years later, it's still going strong. More than 5 billion cans have been sold.
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SPAM by: "Weird Al" Yankovic Sung to the music of "Stand" by R.E.M. SPAM in the place where I live, (Ham and pork) Think about nutrition wonder what's inside it now. (Oh Boy) SPAM in my lunch box at work, (It's the best) Realy makes a darn good sandwich any way you slice it at all. If you're running low go to the store carry some money to help you buy more. The tab is there to open the can, the can is there to hold in the SPAM. Oh SPAM, on the table at home home, (Ham and pork) Think about selection are there different flavors now. (Oh please) SPAM in my office at work, (It's the best) Think about the stuff it's made from wonder if it's mystery meat. If you need a spoon keep one around, carry a thermos to help wash it down. Now if there's some left don't just throw it out. Use it for spackle or bathroom grout! Now SPAM in my pantry at home, (Have some more) Think of expiration better read the label now. (Oh Boy) SPAM breakfast dinner or lunch, (It's the best) Think about how it's been pre-cooked wonder if I'll just eat it cold. (Musical Interlude) Now once you start in you, can't put it down. Don't leave it sitting or it'll turn brown. The key is going to open the tin, the tin is there to keep the SPAM in! Oh SPAM, SPAM! Ham and Pork. Think about nutrition wonder what's inside it now. (Oh Boy) SPAM, SPAM! It's the best. Really makes a darn good sandwich ayway you slice it. SPAM in the place where I live! (Have some more) Think about addiction wonder if I'm a junkie now. (Oh please) SPAM in the place where I work. (You're obsessed) Think about the way it's processed wonder if it's some kind of meat. SPAM in the back of my car. (Ham and pork) SPAM any place that you are. (Ham and Pork) (in rounds) SPAM any place that you are. (Ham and pork) The tab is there to open the can, SPAM any place that you are. (Ham and pork) The can is there to hold in the SPAM! OH SPAM! |
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AUSTIN, Minn. (Nov. 29) - Van Gogh. Monet. SPAM? SPAM, the butt of jokes, bane of World War II soldiers and boon for Hormel Foods Corp., will be immortalized in its own museum opening next year in Austin, Minn. Hormel said Monday it would turn a vacant Kmart store it purchased in February into a 16,550-square-foot SPAM and Hormel Foods Museum and Visitors' Center. Lauded as a ''miracle meat'' with a long shelf life and endless recipe options, SPAM gained even more fame as the target of a skit by British comedy troupe Monty Python. The canned luncheon meat has attracted a cult following and is the subject of thousands of poems, Web sites and even books. It is hoarded in survival kits by those who worry that the Year 2000 computer bug may disrupt the food supply. Museum visitors can trace the history of SPAM, beginning in 1937 when the pork product was first spiced, canned and sold under that name, through its role as a World War II ration, all the way to the present time. SPAM fans will be able to buy SPAM memorabilia ranging from hats to golf balls, and dine on SPAMburgers and other delicacies at an adjacent restaurant. The museum area will include interactive video screens and kiosks as well as a history walk with exhibits and displays which follow Hormel's progression from its founding in 1891. A state-of-the-art auditorium, accommodating 100 people, is planned for corporate video presentations to visiting tour bus groups, Hormel said. Installed near the entrance to the museum will be a bronze statue representing a country farmer delivering hogs to market. The building will also house about 140 Hormel employees. Construction is slated to begin in early 2000. The retail area of the museum is scheduled to open in conjunction with the 10th annual SPAM JAM celebration July 1. The remainder of the museum area will open later in the year, with completion of the employee offices to follow. REUTERS |
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