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Related: About this forumOn this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_5 1937 The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend.
Thu Jul 6, 2023: On July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world.
Tue Jul 5, 2022: On this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world.
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On this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 5
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samnsara
(18,029 posts)1. i love spam!!!!!
..we have many cans of it in the 'pantry'...
magicarpet
(15,718 posts)2. Spam, Spam, spam......
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Historic NY
(37,697 posts)3. So many varieties now .
Hawaii is the largest consumer state for SPAM. One of the things my father picked up along with evaporated milk from WWII we had at home all the time.
zuul
(14,652 posts)4. I have never tried it.
I cant get past the way it looks.
Especially when you see a video in which someone cracks open a can and that slimy, fatty, gelatinous blob plops out.
Its like watching a baby pig being born.
Goonch
(3,763 posts)5. 👇👇👇👁️👁️
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mahatmakanejeeves
(59,613 posts)6. So, all good stuff. Thanks. And good morning. NT
Goonch
(3,763 posts)7. 👇👇👇👁️👁️
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