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ABOVE: Above are a couple of shots of the Hormel Spam Museum. It is connected to some administrative offices of the Hormel company, and the whole building was converted from a former K-Mart store. LEFT: A farmer taking his pigs out for a walk. Great shades of Fred Ziffel. |
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A parking lot full of what could be interpreted
as being Spam cans. |
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The welcome desk at the Spam museum. To the right
of the photo, down the hall, can be seen Spam samples being given out. |
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I wait to get my own Spam samples. There are a variety
of different types of Spam being made these days, including Spam Lite, and
low sodium Spam. There is also turkey Spam. |
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The world sits within a part of the Spam universe,
over the doors of the main entrance. |
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Looking back, towards the main entrance, and the
welcome desk. They take Spam very seriously here, or do they? There is a
bit of tongue and cheek here, two parts which, by the way, are not included
in Spam. Though the museum gets into quite a bit of detail on the subject
(they have nothing to hide, as it turns out), Spam is essentially made from
pork shoulder, mixed with ham. All of the odd rumors about what is actually
in Spam, are untrue. |
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The Spam counter. Spam is pretty popular with breakfast,
and as a part of many other dishes. Here at the counter, you can learn all
about it. |
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A bunch of us settling in at the Spam counter. The
service here is a bit flat. |
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For a little look at various Spam dishes, you simply
check out the menu. The egg yolk is a roller ball, and the pat of butter
is a mouse button. |
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The Spam theater, where you can watch the grand
opening of the Spam Museum, as well as countless commercials, advertisements,
renditions of songs about Spam, and musical performances by the Spameetes,
and the Hormel Girls. There is no concession stand; but Spam is being served
inside. |
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For a trip down memory lane, there are some vintage
articles from the early days of the Hormel Company |
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Some of the furniture salvaged from the original
Hormel company offices. |
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Some appointments from the original Hormel provisioners. |
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Though Spam has always been in the familiar square
can, the label has changed over the years. Even so, yellow and blue have
always been the Spam colors. |
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Yes folks, it's the Hormel puppet theater. A little
button on a safety rail starts the show. |
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Yet another display commemorating the pervasive
military role of Spam. |
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This is what really made Spam a household word.
The military used it in bulk, and shipped it everywhere. It was convenient,
would not spoil, was securely wrapped, and did not require cooking. The zip
tops, meant that you did not even need a can opener. The inclusion of General
Eisenhower, may be a bit optimistic. I suspect that generals did not exactly
eat a lot of Spam. |
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Your basic outdoor cafe in Korea, and W.W.II. Spam
was definitely on the menu here. |
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You too, can go inside of a giant can of Spam, and
see just what else in in there, and how Spam is made. |
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