Lunch Meats of Our Youth

We were fed that stuff, fortunately I didn’t ingest much or I wouldn’t be alive to enjoy this thread. :dizzy_face:

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Awww. I can remember aspiring to buying that even in college! I still can’t tell you what it is, but it was cans wrapped in paper! C’mon! It had to be special.

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You two are funny, lol.

I remember loving Underwood Chicken Spread as a kid and thinking it was such a treat when we had it… but either my tastebuds have grown up or it’s crap now. It was salty, wet, mushy, inedible.

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My mother used to make sandwiches with Underwood Chicken Spread when we went on camping trips. I didn’t mind it, but camping makes you pretty hungry, so maybe that was why.

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The lunch meat of my youth on the farm was ‘Miracle Whip’ or ‘red radish and butter’. Once in a while if there had been leftovers I might see ground roast, pickles, and mayonnaise between slices of white bread.

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Everything tastes better while camping. Our go to was baked potatoes with Velveeta.

I had to draw the line at Spam. On a week long camping trip to Big Bend National Park in West Texas everybody was content to eat grilled Spam everyday but after one “meal” I said no mas and went to the park store for frozen hamburger patties.

Mighty fine eating.

We averaged 18 beers per person each day. :cow2:

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Lone Star?

Underwood Deviled Ham is still special to me. My wife doesn’t like it at all. It’s a treat for me. Growing up sandwiches were some generic rye bread. Now they’re either sourdough or whole wheat.

I’ve never eaten Spam. Can’t get past the ingredients list or the YouTube videos about manufacture. Tried scrapple once. Never again.

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Why not? I’ve never tried Spam, but I love scrapple. Maybe because I’m a Philly girl who was raised on the product? I was totally bummed the other day when scrapple was on sale, but sold out. I guess I’m not the only scrapple lover out here.

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I just didn’t like it. Consider me a lack of competition. You can have my share. grin

I will gladly consume your share :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Others think I’m strange because I won’t eat mayo.

We all like what we like. You at least tried it once with an open mind.

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My father loved scrapple. My daughter hates mayo. I will eat either.

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Together?
:slight_smile:

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Scrapple goes with ketchup. Mayo goes with nothing :wink:

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I’ve never had the pleasure. I’m a west of the Mississippi guy my whole life. :slight_smile:

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Does that mean you eat mayo by itself? With a spoon?

I THINK so…yes!

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The ellipsis in the middle of that reply makes it look as though you paused mid-sentence for a little investigative trip to the fridge. :slight_smile:

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Spam ingredients : Pork with Ham, Salt, Water, Modified Potato Starch, Sugar, Sodium Nitrite

What’s scary about that?

I love scrapple, but it’s hard to find on the West Coast. I definitely make a point to have it when I’m back east.

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