Yes I am sure that SPAM was created before WW2. Here is a link with abit of a timeline on SPAM for you.
http://www.spam-uk.com/info/timeline.html
There is a little bit of incorrect information on it though I think. I believe that Hawaii not Guam eats more SPAM than any other region of the world. But I could be wrong.
Oh... and SPAM was originally developed by Hormel as a way to find something to do with the Shoulder pork which is a very tough piece of meat that normally would sell for only pennies. So they ground it up and put it in a can with spices and cooked it in the can and SPAM was born. SPAM being a play on
Shoulder
Pork and h
AM. It was developed by a French Chef working for Hormel foods.
So you can blame the French for SPAM!
[ November 06, 2003, 14:16: Message edited by: Cyrien ]