tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post2569061476788314904..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: SPAM--Part oneseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-1477739908763836662010-12-23T07:46:54.377-08:002010-12-23T07:46:54.377-08:00Dr. Smith? He hardly seems the type.
Fried or co...Dr. Smith? He hardly seems the type. <br /><br />Fried or cooked up with eggs definitely seems to be the consensus here. One of my friends has told me that they used to take it on camping trips, which makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />I really don't think I have ever had it. And this is not because we were gourmands, believe me.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-62694036603533259162010-12-23T07:06:33.143-08:002010-12-23T07:06:33.143-08:00I used to love it fried when I was a kid.I seem t...I used to love it fried when I was a kid.I seem to rememeber that there was a Spam Appreciation Society(And also a Bourbon Biscuit Appreciation Society and the president was the bloke that played Dr Smith in Lost In Space)Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-69407928123531630042010-12-06T08:05:08.427-08:002010-12-06T08:05:08.427-08:00Tales, that was actually quite an interesting arti...Tales, that was actually quite an interesting article especially if you read further down. According to it, the original concoction was all pork shoulders and no ham, which Hormel had to add later because the public thought it had ham from the name.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-83476849379710956802010-12-06T06:23:49.783-08:002010-12-06T06:23:49.783-08:00I once tried
Spam
Horrible stuff.I once tried <br /><a href="http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Spam.html" rel="nofollow">Spam</a><br /><br />Horrible stuff.Tales from the Birch Wood.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15427603252937311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-8937453054060363232010-12-04T18:13:55.484-08:002010-12-04T18:13:55.484-08:00Adrian, Peter has beaten you to the punch. Mea cul...Adrian, Peter has beaten you to the punch. Mea culpa, already.<br /><br /><br />v word=phoot! (Exclamation point added)seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-333935563742729072010-12-04T17:20:45.430-08:002010-12-04T17:20:45.430-08:00A spam post with a Monty Python reference?
http:...A spam post with a Monty Python reference? <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5REadrian mckintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349942973907386269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-44981862916440918182010-11-30T21:43:37.476-08:002010-11-30T21:43:37.476-08:00A friend at work yesterday was recommending Shadow...A friend at work yesterday was recommending Shadows and Fog, and it sounded interesting enough that I will put it on my Netflix list.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-63651109135319278192010-11-30T21:28:33.529-08:002010-11-30T21:28:33.529-08:00I was reading the credits on some Woody Allen movi...I was reading the credits on some Woody Allen movies at the video store this week. He did work with some good cinematographers, guys like Sven Nykvist.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-27337253944651854472010-11-30T21:15:20.719-08:002010-11-30T21:15:20.719-08:00Okay, you're right. If you can criticize the m...Okay, you're right. If you can criticize the movies, you are outside the cult.<br /><br />As for Annie Hall, I saw it once, and maybe parts of it on television. For me, that was enough. Although I did like the cinematography, as I do in all his work.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-88183438186145828932010-11-30T21:04:19.323-08:002010-11-30T21:04:19.323-08:00No, I don't think I was a cultist. I would not...No, I don't think I was a cultist. I would not watch the show often, and I thought the movies that I saw, while containing brilliant bits, made tedious going for a full 90 minutes.<br /><br />Such memorization as I did is merely a tribute to my mind's ability for sopping up cultural detritus. It was nothing like my memorizing large chunks of "Annie Hall," which I liked so much that I saw it 18 times, for example.<br /> ======================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-84098778745118482112010-11-30T20:48:33.511-08:002010-11-30T20:48:33.511-08:00Peter, if you memorized bits of skits, you were a ...Peter, if you memorized bits of skits, you were a cultist.<br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. Those guys were brilliant.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-84063214717505458172010-11-30T14:47:50.934-08:002010-11-30T14:47:50.934-08:00I was no Monty Python cultist, though I did memori...I was no Monty Python cultist, though I did memorize bits of skits. And Monty Python did produce some good bits.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-24692715840862385782010-11-30T12:40:40.152-08:002010-11-30T12:40:40.152-08:00Peter, I suppose we should first ascertain whether...Peter, I suppose we should first ascertain whether SPAM is <i>good</i> cholesterol, or <i>bad</i> cholesterol.<br /><br />I think I am one of the very few of my generation who enjoyed Monty Python without immediately turning around and committing whole skits to memory.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-71518835571614667942010-11-30T10:22:04.809-08:002010-11-30T10:22:04.809-08:00I'm shocked that no one had invoked Monty Pyth...I'm shocked that no one had invoked Monty Python before I did. I don't like ham, but Sean's simple recipe for Spam fried crispy with mustard sounds good. Maybe I'll try that with some corned beef when my cholestersol is feeling low.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-27179779172324975982010-11-30T09:38:08.200-08:002010-11-30T09:38:08.200-08:00Thanks, Peter. Yes, in retrospect, its elevation w...Thanks, Peter. Yes, in retrospect, its elevation was probably inevitable.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-4516556095289162782010-11-30T01:27:43.107-08:002010-11-30T01:27:43.107-08:00Why should Spam be singled out above other varieti...Why should Spam be singled out above other varieties of processed meat? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE" rel="nofollow">Here's why</a>.<br /> ==========================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-23792960989008732692010-11-29T23:46:31.767-08:002010-11-29T23:46:31.767-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-24289003051704730632010-11-29T21:19:06.797-08:002010-11-29T21:19:06.797-08:00Sean, frying it does seem to enhance it according ...Sean, frying it does seem to enhance it according to our YouTube guy. And I do like ham pretty well with mustard, so that makes sense.<br /><br />Leslie, yes, ham in general is way too salty for me. Thanks for verifying the hearsay with your own Hawaii observations. And see you soon!seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-63767617645164592642010-11-29T19:16:35.073-08:002010-11-29T19:16:35.073-08:00My problem is SPAM is that it is way too salty. Ot...My problem is SPAM is that it is way too salty. Other than that, it's really just like any cheap ham-block. <br /><br />And yes, I can speak from experience: The Hawai'ians love SPAM, and you see SPAM musubi all over the placeleslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-19689686125621378102010-11-29T13:10:29.127-08:002010-11-29T13:10:29.127-08:00I don't have it often, but I do enjoy sliced s...I don't have it often, but I do enjoy sliced spam once in a while, fried and crispy w/ mustard. As kids we had it sometimes, probably becuse it was affordable. I believe spam was served to the passengers on the recenlty stranded cruiseship. Just watched "The Road", where spam got a nice product placement. <br /><br />I'll take spam over olive loaf anyday.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-80245717626548863722010-11-29T07:46:48.908-08:002010-11-29T07:46:48.908-08:00My problem with it is that I don't really enj...My problem with it is that I don't really enjoy ham, in any form. I don't think being gelled in aspic would improve it for me. But why SPAM should be singled out over other processed meats is something of a mystery to me.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-15328096493759504142010-11-29T07:08:23.861-08:002010-11-29T07:08:23.861-08:00I've never actually had the guts to try Spam, ...I've never actually had the guts to try Spam, although, my dad has always really enjoyed it, of course, he also enjoys canned sardines and oysters, and I have little doubt that he would like Adrian's crispy dried fish find. That said, I prefer to stick with peanut butter and jelly.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.com