The product was launched in 1937. The name came from a Broadway actor at a New Year’s Eve party in 1936, won a $100 prize, and may or may not have stood for “Spiced Ham” — Hormel won’t officially say.
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AUSTIN, Minn. — Spam is just canned meat with a catchy name. Yet its cultural legacy rivals any of Minnesota’s other famous exports. It fueled countless soldiers during World War II, inspired new ...