Spam, 1945

[medren.livejournal.com]

I don't know if "Yipeee!" is the exclamation I'd use if I saw this salad. Also, what exactly is "western" about it?

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[grammardog]

I literally gagged.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Ewwww!

Because that's as close to a salad as a cowboy gets? You'd think they'd go for steak though, not processed pig.

[kshandra]

Having grown up in a household where Spam was an occasional treat and iceberg lettuce devoid of anything other than dressing was considered a salad, this actually looks pretty damn good to me.

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

I like how hesitant they are about the garlic.

[randomneses.livejournal.com]

of all things!

[whoseline_wlsc]

I would go "Yipee!" if someone threw this out the window. I hate Spam.

not a word i see often. makes me think of...

[mswyrr]

Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker!

[etinterrapax.livejournal.com]

It's "western" because of the ham/Spam and green pepper, like a western omelet, is my best guess. Not that it helps.

[thisprairielife.livejournal.com]

That was what I thought too, the green peppers makes it "Western". So exotic.

[randomneses.livejournal.com]

Yeah prob the peppers~

[jazzybabe56.livejournal.com]

oh yippee!

another too pink main meal concoction....not for the faint of heart...

pass me the jellied hard boiled egg in the previous post....

[ms-hissyfit.livejournal.com]

I like how they accessorise the pink "salad" with orange flowers (and yellow writing). It makes it look even worse.

[jazzybabe56.livejournal.com]

kind of makes you scared to see how they used to decorate wedding cakes back then....doesn't it? LOL

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Mmm.... fried Spam with eggs...

Not this salad, no... but fried, with eggs... Spam is delish. :D

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Spam is the great Satan! PTOOIE!

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I've noticed a common theme among vintage food ads: they seem to have a very odd definition of "salad."

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

Once when I was pregnant, we were invited to my MIL's for dinner. Because my tummy was very iffy, I asked what we were having. "Ham, potatoes, and a green salad." I figured I was safe.

"Green salad" was lime jello with cottage cheese in it. That was the first time that meal that I threw up. lol

[bernthewitch.livejournal.com]

What the heck?! :-O

[3cthelion.livejournal.com]

is your mil from minnesota, perhaps? i went to college in northern iowa, and know a lot of minnesotans. a minnesotan "salad" is usually jello (often lime) with fruit and dairy product (usually whipped cream, but i've had cottage cheese too). i don't know the etymology of them calling it a "salad" other than the fact it is served as a side dish to a meal instead of as a dessert.

of course, i've always liked them, so you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[medren.livejournal.com]

Thanks for explaining the "western," everyone. I've heard of western omelets, but I never really knew why they were called "western."

[bernthewitch.livejournal.com]

Not even Monty Python came up with THIS concoction...

"Spam and eggs, spam and sausages, spam and spam, spam, spam, spam spam spam LOVERLY SPAAAAAM"...

The UK have (what HAS to be a pisstake) advert called "spam up" - for a special treat (anniversary meal). If my husband served me spam because it was our anniversary, I'd be very concerned divorce was around the corner.