SPAM - A RECESSION DEAL
Before the rise of the dreaded Spam Mail of the tech age, there's an excess of America's first canned ham (''Hormel Flavor-Sealed Ham'') circa 1926 in a form of a pink blob that Hormel developed as a commodity eleven years later. The first canned meat product that did not require refrigeration called SPAM. And why is it the hottest commodity nowadays? The Deal is, a can of Spam for 2 bucks or so a pop can be one person's Breakfast, Lunch and dinner. Slide it in the middle of white bread is acceptable. Cube it in your soup is a good try.Fry two pieces of a cut spam is good enough with eggs and rice or bread if you want too.Word has it that Spam's maker, Hormel Foods Corp., reported in May that it saw strong sales of Spam in the second quarter, helping push up its profits 14 percent. According to sales information coming from Hormel, provided by The Nielsen Co., Spam sales were up 10.6 percent in the 12-week period ending May 3, compared to last year. Do ...