Dear Folks, Speaking of Spam, the food(?) kind, I saw a segment on one the TV news shows, Dateline, I think. The reporter said that Spam is a big seller in Hawaii. It is used in many dishes in people's homes and even in good restaurants. I found that story pretty unbelievable and I don't trust the media all that much. So I asked one of my fellow grad students who is 1/2 Hawaiian. He is slim and trim, so I find it unlikely that he ever ate much Spam. Here is his response to my question, "Is it true that Spam is a favorite food item in Hawaii?" I found his answer amusing. I hope you do too.
>Subject: Spam and cheese > >Yes indeed I was raised on spam. When I first moved to the mainland to >go to college my mom sent me a 'care package' from home. I opened this >package in front of friends at the dorms as was the custom. I was >personally stoked to find a bag of Hinode rice, a half dozen things of >ramen and 3 cans of spam. My friends all felt very sorry for me as they >thought only extremely poor and destitute people ate spam. I tried to >convert them by frying up grilled spam and cheese sandwiches when they had >the munchies. All but one could not stomach it. The one that loved it >has since grown an enormous stomach. I have not had it in years though I >do have two cans in my cupboard at home...a friend sent me 2 cans of Spam >'lite' as a joke. Cheers, Georgia
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