Claire's Spam Challenge
Spam
Ah, yes. Spam. That wonderful... pink stuff... that comes in a can. Didn't Weird Al write a song about it? Why yes he did. Here it is!
Song Title: SPAM
Artist: Weird Al
Spam in the place where I live (ham and pork)
Think about nutrition, wonder what's inside it now (oh boy)
Spam in my luchbox at work (it's the best)
Really makes a darn good sandwhich 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 (ham and pork)
Think about selection, are there different flavors now (let's eat)
Spam in my office at work (it's the best)
Think about the stuff its made from, wonder if it's mystery of meat
If you need a spoon, keep one around
Carry a thermose 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 lable (oh boy)
Spam breakfast, dinner, or lunch (it's the best)
Think about how it's been precooked, wonder if I'll just eat it cold
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 sandwhich any way you slice it
Spam in the place where I live (have some more)
Think about addiction, wonder if I'm a junkie now (let's eat)
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)
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 (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork)
There you have it, folks, perhaps one of the best songs in existence. But is that all there is to SPAM? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Few foods are as versatile as the SPAM Family of Products. There seems to be no end to the creative and tasty ways you can enjoy SPAM.
Did you know they have a SPAM fanclub? You can join at http://www.spam.com if you want!
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 (very near where I live! I am a resident of Duluth, 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.
Over 65 years years later, more than 6 billion cans of SPAM have been sold.
See for yourself. Whether it's SPAM, SPAM Oven Roasted Turkey, SPAM Smoke Flavored, SPAM Lite or SPAM Less Sodium, it's the same great taste.
Taste is everything.
SPAM is not only a household name, it's family. Why else would it take so much good-natured ribbing?
But there's nothing funny about the taste, a taste that the world has loved for more than 60 years.
So what is it that makes SPAM so special?
Some think it's the name. It's distinctive, all right. Others think it's the ham itself. After all, CURE 81® ham from Hormel Foods is another award winner. Still others think it's the special spices. We can't comment on that.
Truth is, it's everything, everything in that 60-year-old recipe. It's a recipe the world still loves, not only in traditional SPAM, but also SPAM Lite, SPAM Smoke Flavored and SPAM Less Sodium.
You will, too. Try SPAM today.
And there you have it folks. My essay on Spam. ^_^
<3Whitney/Dalanesca