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In Defense of SPAMnew

A brief history of Hormel's spiced ham loaf.
North Coast Journal  |  Joseph Byrd  |  08-19-2010  |  Food+Drink

Spam: It's Not Just for Inboxes Anymorenew

Just in time for the recession, let's take a look at all the wondrous ways to eat Spam.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Rachel Hutton  |  12-03-2008  |  Food+Drink

Face the Economic Tough Times by Cooking Up Some 1930s-Style Foodnew

In May, one of the nation's largest cooking sites, AllRecipes.com, reported that traffic to recipe pages using low-cost ingredients nearly doubled in the first three months of the year and that searches for low-cost foods increased as much 107 percent. In June, I wrote about the recession-led increase in sales of Spam luncheon globs. And all that was before the economic downturn had turned into an economic smackdown.
San Diego CityBeat  |  D.A. Kolodenko  |  09-24-2008  |  Food+Drink

Meet the Folks Behind the San Diego County Fair Foodnew

Fair food is famous. "Notorious" is probably a better word. As if deep-fried Twinkies and frybread weren't enough, this year, Koolickles (Kool-Aid-marinated pickles), deep-fried SPAM and deep-fried frog legs were added to the menu.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Kinsee Morlan  |  06-25-2008  |  Food+Drink

Meat-in-a-Can Spam Is Backnew

The economic downturn means more people saving money by skipping restaurant meals and eating Spam at home.
San Diego CityBeat  |  D.A. Kolodenko  |  06-04-2008  |  Food+Drink

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