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My Dad was also in the South Pacific for WWII... He couldn't take Spam either... I suspect that it was so hot and refrigeration was not an option... What other kind of protien could they use?
Also he wouldn't eat canned fruit salad... Somewhere on the Solomon Islands the Marines got delivery of food boxes... and although all the boxes were labeled with different food names, they all contained canned fruit salad. So fruit salad was all they had to eat for quite some time.

Does anyone remember Bif canned meat? It was like Spam only made from beef parts instead of pork parts. My dad and my sister LOVED that stuff. Blech!

Now you've got to watch the classic Monty Python's Spam sketch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

Home of Bif Canned Meat

Reminds me of a new party theme.
Great Depression Parties!!
Wonder what foods would be served at them and what people would wear?

Stone soup and spam !! we'll all wear our jeans with the holes in them

Friday is my last day at work.

I will bring white rice with ground turkey, peas & carrots.

I will wear my sweat pants because I am very excited not to have to wear a suit for now.

BGFA, will everything be okay? You are welcome to come to eat when Weiner does.

The food reminds me of some of the "murder" dinners we have hosted. They really are a blast and always come with a retro menu and serving suggestions.

Cube Steak - It's what's for dinner.
The Cattleman's association reported beef sales up 3% but cube steak is up 10%!
Just tell the butcher to run an old leather sole through the grinder one more time and you got ----cube steak

Mmmmmmm. Just like Mom used to make. Good recipes here
http://www.beefcubesteakrecipes.com/

Don't insult a butcher by asking them to do something
for you, they don't get paid enough for that type of
service anymore. Instead, take your meat over to the
Home Depot parking lot:
(Or you can cube it yourself, take out some aggression as
well as get a good workout)

"In the absence of a meat tenderizer, you may tenderize a round steak by pounding it with a meat mallet. A meat mallet is made of wood, with a small block attached to a handle. One side of the block is flat for beating, while the other side has a waffle-shaped pattern for tenderizing. In the absence of a meat mallet, you may also use a rolling pin to flatten the meat, and a regular, properly sanitized construction hammer to tenderize it. If a hammer is unavailable, then be resourceful– the indented portion of a saucer is also doable for tenderizing. If it's something you can beat with, then it will do.

A little arm motion, a little time and effort, and your round steak will eventually become a cube steak superior to any other commercial cube steak in the grocery."

I am on my way to the grocery store and SPAM is on my list. I am hoping to find the LITE version as well as the regular one. I am absolutely craving SPAM and white rice. I hope it measures up to my expectations!

Vons has Turkey lite spam on sale today. They have about 6 varieties now.

Hey Coop thanks for the tip. I caught this right before I headed out and went to Vons instead of Ralphs.

I found the lite turkey and the lite regular. Can't wait to try them both. There was even a low sodium, but I am a salt junkie so I think I will be fine.

EVERYTHING was on sale at Vons. Salad bags were $1.98 and don't expire until the 16th. They had Caesar, Lite Caeser, Asian, etc. Most of the sales are running through Sunday.

Just FYI: Today is the first day you can buy tickets to Monty Python's SPAMALOT at the Ahmanson Theatre. Center Theatre Group is hosting an April Fool's Day Faire special lunchtime event on the Music Center Plaza.

Throw the killer rabbits, toss some cows and spin the wheel to impress your friends and win all sorts of SPAMtastic prizes. Hunt for Spam cans on the Music Center plaza, and win coupons for your next order at Gelson's. The Los Angeles Laker Girls are joining in the fun - meet them in person from 12 to 1pm. Costume Contest: The theme is King (or Queen) of Fools and costumes of all eras and categories are welcome.

A lunch including Spamwiches, Spam Tacos and meade (as well as more traditional lunchtime fare) will be available for purchase at the Patina Spotlight Cafe on the Music Center Plaza.

Lets' not forget to "toss" the salad with the "Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch"



"Feche la Vache" !

Was talking to my wife the other day about my dad making BIF stew when we were kids - didn't have a lot of money so BIF was a help. I actually liked the stuff made into stew. Here's a link to a website that has an old BIF advertisement in it.

http://gogd.tjs-labs.com/show-picture?id=1180810139