Thread: Spam Sales Strong

On May 17, 8:19*am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" <don't...@donttell.huh> wrote:
> Watching this recession has been interesting. *A few food items (and many
> non food related items) are selling strong. *Hormel foods posted a 6%
> increase the first quarter in it's food sales divisions.
>
> http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stori...tional-090516-
> recession.de68aaa.html
>
> orhttp://tinyurl.com/qfleo4
>
> Excerpts:
>
> "Sales of chocolate and running shoes are up. Wine drinkers haven't
> stopped sipping; they just seem to be choosing cheaper vintages."
>
> "Strong sales of Spam, Dinty Moore stew and chili helped Hormel Foods
> Corp. post a 6 percent increase in first quarter sales in its grocery
> products unit."
>
> "The number of home vegetable gardens is predicted to jump more than 40
> percent this year, compared with two years ago, according to the National
> Gardening Association.
>
> "Sales of vegetable seeds such as green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers,
> squash and lettuce climbed 30 percent as of March at W. Atlee Burpee, a
> large seed company in Warminster, Pa. It organized a basic training
> course called "root camp" for hundreds of would-be gardeners this month
> outside Philadelphia."
>
> "Profits in the first three months of 2009 at Hershey Co., the nation's
> second-largest candy maker, surged 20 percent and beat Wall Street's
> expectations. Kraft Foods Inc. reported double-digit growth in macaroni
> and cheese dinners -- the consummate comfort food."


I guess robust sales of Spam, Kraft mac & cheese and Dinty Moore stew
must be some of those "green shoots" we keep hearing about. Dollar
General and McDonalds are doing well too.

On 17 May 2009 13:19:41 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
<don'[email protected]> wrote:

>Watching this recession has been interesting. A few food items (and many
>non food related items) are selling strong. Hormel foods posted a 6%
>increase the first quarter in it's food sales divisions.

>"Sales of chocolate........"
>"Strong sales of Spam, ....."

Chocolate SPAM Pancakes

Ingredients:
1 (12-ounce) can SPAM
2 cups pancake mix
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons cooking oil
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
1½ teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs

Cooking Directions:

Chop SPAM into small chunks.
In a separate bowl, mix pancake mix, cocoa, sugar and cinnamon.
Add milk, eggs, vanilla and oil to bowl.
Blend mixture very well, then add the SPAM.
Spray griddle with non-stick cooking spray and heat on medium.
Use a cup or soup ladle to pour about ½ cup of the mixture onto the
griddle.
Cook these pancakes as you would regular pancakes.
Use your favorite syrup or jelly. They are also great by themselves.
Mixture should make 8 to 10 pancakes.
--
mad

On 17 May 2009 13:19:41 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
> Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)
>
> Michael

i can never get the lipstick to go on the condom without smearing.

your pal,
blake

On 17 May 2009 13:19:41 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)

Are they predicting a rainy spring/summer?

-sw

On Sun, 17 May 2009 06:54:36 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms wrote:

> I guess robust sales of Spam, Kraft mac & cheese and Dinty Moore stew
> must be some of those "green shoots" we keep hearing about. Dollar
> General and McDonalds are doing well too.

This month's issue of "Reataurant Buisiness" has ads for both Dinty
Moore stew and Kraft Mac & Cheese Blue Box.

-sw

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:n2j46nt9kuco$.[email protected]..
> On Sun, 17 May 2009 06:54:36 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms wrote:
>
>> I guess robust sales of Spam, Kraft mac & cheese and Dinty Moore stew
>> must be some of those "green shoots" we keep hearing about. Dollar
>> General and McDonalds are doing well too.
>
> This month's issue of "Reataurant Buisiness" has ads for both Dinty
> Moore stew and Kraft Mac & Cheese Blue Box.


Is that a magazine for retards, or have you been drinking again?

LOLZ!!!!!!!one,
TFM®

"Michael "Dog3"" <don'[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Watching this recession has been interesting. A few food items (and many
> non food related items) are selling strong. Hormel foods posted a 6%
> increase the first quarter in it's food sales divisions.
>
> http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stori...tional-090516-
> recession.de68aaa.html
>
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/qfleo4
>
> Excerpts:
>
> "Sales of chocolate and running shoes are up. Wine drinkers haven't
> stopped sipping; they just seem to be choosing cheaper vintages."
>
> "Strong sales of Spam, Dinty Moore stew and chili helped Hormel Foods
> Corp. post a 6 percent increase in first quarter sales in its grocery
> products unit."
>
> "The number of home vegetable gardens is predicted to jump more than 40
> percent this year, compared with two years ago, according to the National
> Gardening Association.
>
> "Sales of vegetable seeds such as green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers,
> squash and lettuce climbed 30 percent as of March at W. Atlee Burpee, a
> large seed company in Warminster, Pa. It organized a basic training
> course called "root camp" for hundreds of would-be gardeners this month
> outside Philadelphia."
>
> "Profits in the first three months of 2009 at Hershey Co., the nation's
> second-largest candy maker, surged 20 percent and beat Wall Street's
> expectations. Kraft Foods Inc. reported double-digit growth in macaroni
> and cheese dinners -- the consummate comfort food."
>
> Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)
>
>

SPAM is a great product, a tasty inexpensive source of protein with no
waste, never spoils and as far as I know in all it's hundred year history
there has never been a recall. When you're hungry but don't feel like doing
more than frying eggs or heating up a can of beans for lunch a can of SPAM
will make it a special occasion.

Home vegetable gardens don't save money on produce (newbie gardeners will
soon discover this fact), they actually increase produce costs by some
200%... but if folks need inexpensive entertainment, a pleasant educational
hobby that gets them outdoors away from the pc/tv couch potato life, and
offers wonderful exercise that is far less expensive then joining a gym and
far less boring than jogging, then by all means.

SPAM and growing veggies is actually a good culinary marriage... Kale is
easy to grow, even a newbie can... and goes very well with a can of diced
SPAM. Grilled eggplant, zuchinni, peppers, onions, and slices of grilled
SPAM on a bun is mightly tasty, and easy. There are probably more ideas for
cooking with SPAM than any other ingredient.

"Michael "Dog3"" <don'[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Watching this recession has been interesting. A few food items (and many
> non food related items) are selling strong. Hormel foods posted a 6%
> increase the first quarter in it's food sales divisions.
>
>snip

>
> Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)
>
> Michael
> --
> "Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember"
> ~ American Playwright David Mamet
>
> You can find me at: - michael at lonergan dot us dot com



Ah, the re-introduction of that game learned by young (and not so young)
ladies during the depression and resurrected occassionally during WWII and
other times when money was tight......called 'Dating for Dinner'.
-ginny

On Sun, 17 May 2009 12:32:56 -0400, TFM® wrote:

> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:n2j46nt9kuco$.[email protected]..
>> On Sun, 17 May 2009 06:54:36 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms wrote:
>>
>>> I guess robust sales of Spam, Kraft mac & cheese and Dinty Moore stew
>>> must be some of those "green shoots" we keep hearing about. Dollar
>>> General and McDonalds are doing well too.
>>
>> This month's issue of "Reataurant Buisiness" has ads for both Dinty
>> Moore stew and Kraft Mac & Cheese Blue Box.
>
> Is that a magazine for retards, or have you been drinking again?

<yawn>. I had just just woken up. Deal with it, OK?

Why do the drunks always need to project onto others to lessen the
guilt they place on themseleves?

-sw

On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:48:16 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:

> SPAM is a great product, a tasty inexpensive source of protein with no
> waste, never spoils and as far as I know in all it's hundred year history
> there has never been a recall.

You could have looked it up:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/recalls/.../rnr005-98.htm

-sw

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote

> Why do the drunks always need to project onto others to lessen the
> guilt they place on themseleves?


I give up. Good question though. Work on it and get back with me when you
have an answer.

TFM®

On May 17, 10:25*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On 17 May 2009 13:19:41 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>
>
> > Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)
>
> > Michael
>
> i can never get the lipstick to go on the condom without smearing.
>
> your pal,
> blake

On May 17, 10:25*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On 17 May 2009 13:19:41 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>
>
> > Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)
>
> > Michael
>
> i can never get the lipstick to go on the condom without smearing.

If the lipstick doesn't smear, you're not doing it right.
>
> your pal,
> blake

--Bryan

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Why do the drunks always need to project onto others to lessen the
> guilt they place on themseleves?

You're providing a useful public service for us^H^H them.

Michael \"Dog3\" wrote:
>
> Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)

Wait until the statistics from next quarter are
released, when the impact of Craig's List policy
changes kick in.

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/news_wt...s_200905131035

On May 17, 8:19*am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" <don't...@donttell.huh> wrote:
>
>
> "Strong sales of Spam, Dinty Moore stew and chili helped Hormel Foods
> Corp. post a 6 percent increase in first quarter sales in its grocery
> products unit."

Hormel brand chili is one of the worst ones out there.
For canned chili, it's Chili Man Lean Beef variety or nothing.

Even that needs some added meat.
>
> Michael

--Bryan

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

[...]


> Oh, condom and lipstick sales are up also ;-)


Even in these dreary times I can afford to decorate my Trojan Magnum XXXL
condoms with that tube of Jungle Red, dahling...

;-p


--
Best
Greg

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:48:16 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> SPAM is a great product, a tasty inexpensive source of protein with no
>> waste, never spoils and as far as I know in all it's hundred year history
>> there has never been a recall.
>
> You could have looked it up:
>
> http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/recalls/.../rnr005-98.htm
>
> -sw


Except the site says "Food Service on Island of Oahu, Hawaii". And he's in
NY. They eat a hell of a lot of Spam in Hawaii, I have no idea why.

Jill

On Sun, 17 May 2009 18:48:41 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:48:16 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> SPAM is a great product, a tasty inexpensive source of protein with no
>>> waste, never spoils and as far as I know in all it's hundred year history
>>> there has never been a recall.
>>
>> You could have looked it up:
>>
>> http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/recalls/.../rnr005-98.htm
>
> Except the site says "Food Service on Island of Oahu, Hawaii". And he's in
> NY.

And what the **** does *that* have to do with anything, you ditsy
dumbass? The fact is that it was recalled. It was made on the
mainland, and it doesn't really matter where the hell it was
shipped. The fact is that it was recalled. Period.

-sw