Had a can of Spam for lunch.

[Mr Mannn]

Never had it before. Not so bad. salty. Cut it up in slices and nuked for two minutes. It was OK, The expiration dates said 2016. I've been picking on up on every shopping trip and I now have 5, or 4 after today.

OK, so now its passed the taste test, its part of my prepper shelf. What can you do with Spam? How have you fixed it up? I've tried other canned meats and I really do not like them. This is OK.
So how have you eaten Spam?

[Fourwinds]

Cube it then throw it in some mac and cheese, cut.it up and cook it with onions, sliced potatoes and garlic, fry it like bacon and add to a sandwich.

[debk]

My dad was out of town a lot when I was a kid and my mom would make it for the two of us.

First night, she would mix brown sugar and plain old yellow mustard (always French's) and spread over the top, bake it until it was warmed through. Slice it. She'd some sort of vegetable and salad of some sort. My mom was a nurse, dinner would hit all the proper food groups.

The next night, she would slice up the left over, fry it up, and then scramble or fry eggs in the pan drippings, and have toast and fruit.

I always liked it. But I bet I haven't fixed it since my kids were little. Every time I see a thread on it, I think about how my mom would fix it and I should buy some, and then I never remember to when I'm at the store.

I do frequently buy corned beef hash - usually Hormel, and fix it for breakfast. Browned up in a skillet, with added onion powder and a bit of worchestershire sauce. And fried eggs...just not the same with scrambled.  

[Bad Dog]

You can do pretty much anything you would do with "real" ham.  The Hawaiians love it and have some excellent ways of fixing it.

[EagleKeeper]

I like spam.

Here is some things.

http://www.hormel.com/recipes/search.aspx?keywords=spam&keywordsOnly=True

I also eat a lot of corned beef hash.

Tabasco does wonders.

[obumazombie]

Behold...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO7HY7Nz398[/youtube]

[vesta111]

My dad was out of town a lot when I was a kid and my mom would make it for the two of us.

First night, she would mix brown sugar and plain old yellow mustard (always French's) and spread over the top, bake it until it was warmed through. Slice it. She'd some sort of vegetable and salad of some sort. My mom was a nurse, dinner would hit all the proper food groups.

The next night, she would slice up the left over, fry it up, and then scramble or fry eggs in the pan drippings, and have toast and fruit.

I always liked it. But I bet I haven't fixed it since my kids were little. Every time I see a thread on it, I think about how my mom would fix it and I should buy some, and then I never remember to when I'm at the store.

I do frequently buy corned beef hash - usually Hormel, and fix it for breakfast. Browned up in a skillet, with added onion powder and a bit of worchestershire sauce. And fried eggs...just not the same with scrambled.  

One has to live in Hawaii to see all the things that can be done with spam.   Fried, boiled, broiled, baked and eaten raw.-------  I believe this goes back to WW2 when this was one of the few meats they could get.

I believe I have eaten Spam in most every kind of fruit shiv kabobs, paired with pasta and cheese whiz, darn go on the Spam home site and follow the 200 recipes they have so far.

[obumazombie]

Watch out for shiv kabobs. In the joint they're more like sheave kabobs.

[JohnnyReb]

When first married X-wife would stick cloves in it, glaze it with honey and Cinnamon then bake it for a short time in the oven.

[thundley4]

The only way I like it is sliced thin and fried with cheese and mustard on a sandwich.

[biersmythe]

Stuff.Posing.As.Meat. Yep had it a lot when I was younger. Great to take camping slice long and grill on a stick like a hotdog, slice in thin strips or cube for Ramen soup, slice thin and fry like baloney for sandwiches. Glaze and bake like mentioned before. hehe yea i don't know this meat thing...lol   

[Undies]

The Black Pepper Spam is Da Bomb.  

I have always liked Spam and buy it all the time.  The Black pepper is my fav....followed by Bacon Spam.....and Hickory Smoked Spam.

I just griddle it after slicing with my Pampered Chef crinkle cutter:
.....

 

[ColonelCarrots]

I love it with breakfast. Make an egg, cheese, and spam omelette. Though one time I got like generic brand spam, and I got really sick.

[freedumb2003b]

It was OK, The expiration dates said 2016.

That means it is good until 2116

So how have you eaten Spam?

As a kid I always had it sliced in about 1/4" slices and fried like bacon or ham.  3 of them on toast make a heck of a sandwich!

[obumazombie]

Mystery meat ! Good till cancelled !

[rich_t]

http://www.spam.com/recipes/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Branded-spam-recipes&utm_term=spam%20recipes&matchtype=e&network=g&device=c&position=1t1&placement=

[Delmar]

Hook up with someone from Guam, they are Spam aficionados.

[Chris_]

I bought a can of Spam on a whim a while back.  I made it halfway through and tossed the rest in the trash.

[obumazombie]

I bought a can of Spam on a whim a while back.  I made it halfway through and tossed the rest in the trash.

Do you know how many DUmmies that could have fed ?

[zeitgeist]

Mystery meat ! Good till cancelled !

"What are we having for lunch?"
"We're having Beastaroni."
"Beastaroni's really neat, Beastaroni's mystery meat."



"Horray for Beastaroni."

Spam is Something Posing As Meat. Ok, maybe Spiced Ham if you believe mom. 

[obumazombie]

^Good stuff !

[CG6468]

A sandwich. Slice it, put between to pieces of bread with a thick slice of onion, out on spread on some mayo.

[debk]

One has to live in Hawaii to see all the things that can be done with spam.   Fried, boiled, broiled, baked and eaten raw.-------  I believe this goes back to WW2 when this was one of the few meats they could get.

I believe I have eaten Spam in most every kind of fruit shiv kabobs, paired with pasta and cheese whiz, darn go on the Spam home site and follow the 200 recipes they have so far.

Hmmm... my mom was a Navy nurse stationed in Hawaii for most of WWII. She was sent over in early 1942. My dad went over later on in the war, also in the Navy. He was younger and a pharmacist's mate. She was an LT.

I don't remember my dad eating it very often. She mostly fixed it for me, when it was just the two of us. Maybe he ate it more often than she did...

I know we never had lamb/mutton, and it was rare to have mashed potatoes. Potatoes were baked, scalloped, or small red ones in with beef roast. Mashed was with turkey at Thanksgiving or when we went to my maternal grandmother's and she made fried chicken.

[CG6468]

A sandwich. Slice it, put it between two pieces of bread with a thick slice of onion, and on spread on some mayo.

Corrected to make some sense......

[vesta111]

Hmmm... my mom was a Navy nurse stationed in Hawaii for most of WWII. She was sent over in early 1942. My dad went over later on in the war, also in the Navy. He was younger and a pharmacist's mate. She was an LT.

I don't remember my dad eating it very often. She mostly fixed it for me, when it was just the two of us. Maybe he ate it more often than she did...

I know we never had lamb/mutton, and it was rare to have mashed potatoes. Potatoes were baked, scalloped, or small red ones in with beef roast. Mashed was with turkey at Thanksgiving or when we went to my maternal grandmother's and she made fried chicken.

Debk, I a few years ago asked my SIL ( Hubby's youngest sister]  about old family recipe's that I could cook for Hubby.

Her reply was with 7 kids in the family at one time the family had to take turns eating.  She was serious as  Hubby did not contradict her I have to believe her.
 
Monday, Wednesday and Friday the girls ate a regular meal and the males ate--oat meal and P& J sandwiches.   Tuesday Thursday and Sat the men ate and the girls got the oatmeal and p&j meals.   Sunday they all went to grandmas for a huge Italian dinner.

Favorite home meal was a concoxion made of Spam like the shit on a shingle or chipped beef on toast.

With males, a 13 year old, a 15 year old, a 19 year old + the Dad, they went through this like pigs at a troth. 


The roue was made of flour butter and milk, a dozen or so pepper corns added in  some dried spice and salt.  Mom must have been darn good with a knife as she used 1/2 can of spam and sliced it paper thin.

Spam has been one of the life saving graces not just in America but all over the world for YEARS.

AS a kid I remember when on the bottom of the can there was a key to use to open the can.  Same with the canned hams----especially the Polish imported  canned hams from corn fed hogs.   

Mom then boiled up 4 pounds of potatoes, mashed them up with milk and butter, added a few spoons of flour to the mix, if time were good she would mince up a big onion and have enough to feed the boy-men in the family.   

The Spam mixture was served in a Big bowl as were the potatoes in another, and as always there was Spaghetti butter and cheese on the table.       Sort of like in my family there was always bread and butter on the table. 

The girls got any leftovers the next day, with the rest of the Spam. 

This in no way harmed anyone of the 7 kids, all still alive and kicking after 70 years for the oldest.