In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...Janet and her husband have lived in the community of Franklin for over 30 years and have two married children. She is serving a three-year term as a
Franklin School Board member
SPAMMY SAMMY YUMMY?
By Janet Evans
Saturday, Nov 15 2008, 04:16 PM
I want the truth…
Who of you out there has eaten Spam?
Will anyone admit it?
How about if I rephrase it and ask if anyone was ever forced to eat Spam?
I’m going to admit it.
I have eaten spam.
First let me tell you why I’m bringing up this product.
Spam , made by Hormel , of Austin, Minnesota, is in the news. It seems that they can’t keep up with the production of Spam. During hard times production of Spam increases. Austin has many restaurants that actually serve Spam on the menu. I mean, would you go out to a restaurant and actually order Spam? I have a hard time going out to a restaurant and ordering spaghetti since I think that’s too plain and simple and should be made at home.
Now I grew up in a very simple family. There were eight of us…and for a time we had three kids in each bedroom. We were crowded. We had a small house but a lot of land and a huge garden and orchard with organic vegetables and fruits. We ate simple food. And yes..sometimes we ate spam.
I remember asking my brother a few years ago how he prepared his turkey for Thanksgiving…he said he just carved a can of spam into the shape of a turkey and had that. …he didn’t want to go to any trouble. He was just making fun of our Spam days. But seriously…A sandwich of Spam, cut thin, fried, with lettuce, mustard and tomato on fresh white bread wasn’t all that bad…at least from what I remember.
I don’t eat Spam now but I won’t look down on people who do. Wow, that Spamburger in one of the restaurants is $6.29!
"Here in Austin, local officials have tried to capitalize on Spam’s kitschy cultural status, even if a decidedly unpleasant odor hangs over the town (a slaughterhouse next to the Hormel plant butchers 19,000 hogs a day). Austin advertises itself as “Spamtown,” and it boasts 13 restaurants with Spam on the menu.
Jerry’s Other Place sells a Spamburger for $6.29. Johnny’s “Spamarama” menu includes eggs Benedict with Spam for $7.35. At Steve’s Pizza, a medium Spam and pineapple pizza costs $11.58."
You ‘ve got to read the entire article from the New York Times…
HERE
