SPAM!

Yes, we did the SPAM museum yesterday.  Brother Al and his wife Gin are probably the only readers who've been there - which is only right, seeing as how their son in law works for Hormel.  The rest of you, eat your hearts out!

The SPAM Museum.

Austin, MN

SPAM came out in 1937.

Hormel got the word out with advertising in print and on the radio - and later, on TV.

Another form of advertising in the 40s and 50s were the Hormel Girls.  

The group of 60+ women included an orchestra, singers and dancers - great entertainers, all.

They toured the country, selling SPAM door to door and to grocery stores between gigs.

SPAM through the years. 

My personal SPAM decade was the 70s, had many a SPAM sandwich.  

In WWII, soldiers consumed tons of the stuff and became tired of it.

Dwight Eisenhower wrote a letter to the Hormel folks, complimenting them on the product and saying it was a significant factor in the war effort.

The SPAM shop has over 300 products.  We bought several items, including 2 cans of turkey SPAM for some special occasion - Thanksgiving perhaps?

The Museum is lighthearted and fun, has stuff for kids, too.