...from The Writers Almanac...On this date in 1937, SPAM was unveiled by Hormel Foods. It is precooked pork and ham in a can, with a little potato starch, salt, and sugar. Sodium nitrate is added to keep it pink; without it, pork tends to turn gray. Theres no consensus on what the name actually stands for; one theory is that its a combination of spiced meat and ham. In Britain, where it was a popular wartime food, they called it Specially Processed American Meat or Supply Pressed American Meat. A host of tongue-in-cheek acronyms have also arisen, like Something Posing As Meat, and Special Product of Austin, Minnesota, Whatever it stands for, Hormel specifies that it should be written in all caps.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:12:43 +0000
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