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Does the product "Shippams Paste" ever appear in American shops?

Not that I have ever seen... Potted meat appears under various brand names, marked either as "potted meat" or "potted meat product", but I have never seen "shippams paste" on the shelves.

We will see things such as potted meat, vienna sausages, SPAM (in various flavours), dried beef (in glass jars), devilled ham, devilled turkey, devilled chicken, tinned ham, tinned chicken, tinned turkey, preserved sauages, liver pate, and pickled pigs feet in the "shelf stored" meats area. ("shelf stored" fish products are in another area.)

Potted meat is much more palatable than SPAM, imho.

me

I know Shippams and have never seen it in Canada, not this part anyway, but we do have lobster paste which is the same as potted meat or fish.

Still cross posting, it's very bad manners. I'm surprised the other groups have not complained yet, they usually do.

I've seen all of the above on the shelf, except for the potted meat. Or maybe, since it doesn't sound so great to me and I really dislike spam, I just ignored it.

Lucille

So, which would you prefer? A potted meat sandwich, or something like this -

The only place I have ever seen Shippam's Meat Paste is the local "International Market", which carries foods from all over the world (at a prell of a hice, I might say), I have never bought it there, if I want potted meat I make my own. I go there for things like English biscuits and English chocolates, bulk couscous or bulghur, bulk spices and dried fruits - much cheaper than the regular grocery store.

For the uninitiated. If you want to make something similar, you may take the ends of a piece of ham, grind it up and add mayonnaise to make sandwich spread. The Brits do not add ground pickles as we do over here. I have also on occasion made potted meat from the ends of a pot roast or similar.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I could go for that myself, Juno, except that I'll take the potato salad, and a crisp dill pickle, please. ;-)

Also commonly referred to as tinned meat and canned meat -- all three are used, some more commonly used in different parts of the States. As for Spam -- don't knock it -- it's a staple of the diet in Hawaii! This is where the Spam cookoff is held each year. I HATE fried Spam -- my Dad used to make it every Sunday that he cooked breakfast for the family after church. It's not bad when mixed with pork & beans, onions, brown sugar, etc. and I also make a truly great Spam and macaroni salad that I usually take to potlucks during the warm months. Of course, I don't actually *tell* anyone that the meat is Spam -- LOLOL! I just say it is tinned meat and let it go at that. If someone gets really insistent, I say it is a type of tinned ham product -- that usually takes care of the more curious. DD (remember, she's the Chef) even likes the Span & macaroni salad and she's like me -- doesn't have much use for the stuff. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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This time I'll spell your name correctly, sorry about that. I know it's Joanne with an "e." I like those garlicky half sour pickles. Shades of my days as a NYC girl. Make that a big fat juicy one, not some skimpy wimpy slice. Juno

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Hope the forest fire doesn't head up your way. Stay safe.

Tia Mary wrote: I also make a truly great Spam and macaroni salad that I

AHEM!!! Recipe please! Remember, I live in hurricane territory and I ALWAYS have a can of corned beef and a can of Spam on the emergency shelf, plus I pride myself on being able to serve my family tasty, healthful meals for at least a week without benefit of electricity.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I learned a long time ago not to get too picky about the spelling of my name - there are so many possible variations of my first and last name that it just takes too long, and I knew who you were talking to anyway!

Yes! Big, fat, garlicy, crisp dill pickles that haven't been cooked, but got pickled in a proper crock. They go *crunch* when you bite them. NYC does have a handle on pickles and how to make a sandwich.

Thank you! We're ok up here in Reno, but the Weather Service has broadcast a Dense Smoke Advisory for south of here, from Tahoe east to Dayton and Silver Springs. I can smell woodsmoke right now, but there's no thick smoke outside. People to the south are warned to stay indoors because of poor air quality from the smoke, and lack of visibility.

We have had very little rain this year (3" since last July 1) and I expect we'll have a bad fire season this year. Could be worse - if we'd had spring rains, there could be lots more to burn.

There have been quite a few smaller fires already this year. This one is not small, though, apparently. Over 500 acres and 52 houses have burned so far. They're describing the houses as "exploding" in flames. Another 250 homes have been evacuated. No matter how pretty it is, it is not wise to have trees close to your house.

Canadians do.

Higs, Katherine

You can buy potted meat in New Orleans. That's where I grew up and we had it a lot.

"pot plant" in American = whacky-tabacky on the hoof