Food prices push cash-strapped consumers to, yes, Spam

It's true. Sales of SPAM are up 10% from last year, as shoppers facing unaffordable food turn to more, ah, inexpensive meats. (On average, a 12-ounce can of Spam costs $2.62, and it's dense enough that you can feed several people with one can.)

I should point out that I have, in fact, eaten Spam. For reasons not worth going into, when I was home in May I had fried Spam for breakfast on two different occasions. Now, my sainted father urged me not to spread this following fact around, for reasons relating to my social standing -- but I have always been a rebel at heart -- so friends, as God is my witness, I tell you now that FRIED SPAM IS DELICIOUS. It's like a tender, candied sausage. Greasy and awesome. My blogging purview does not normally include endorsements of food products (only rages against them), but in this case, I wholeheartedly recommend you try some Spam today.

Above: Fried Spam. I am completely serious about this.

(via Daily Kos's irreplaceable Bill in Portland Maine)

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