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Subject:Spam in WWII From:Mark Levinson <mark -at- SD -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Fri, 24 Mar 1995 11:28:31 IST
I agree that spam is truely a tasteless morsel, but during
WWII it was a "free" item along with oleomargarine that you didn't have use
rationed coupons for.
** Yes, the saying at the time was
"Spam is ham that didn't pass its physical."
mark -at- sd -dot- co -dot- il
