SC - medieval "spam"?

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Mark Harris wrote:

> There isn't anything medieval even close to spam, is there?
>   (wondering hopefully?) Perhaps a ground ham of some type?
>   I love pan fried or fried spam.

Well, I already knew some of our tastes in food differ, but you needn't
rub it in ;  ) .

Probably the closest thing you'll find would be some kind of brawn,
which, in (relatively late) period, would be a boneless whole, small
pig, or a piece thereof, with some skin on it, brine-cured or "pickled",
rather like corned beef or some such, rolled up, tied in a bundle, and
braised. It would then be packed in some kind of a crock, with the
concentrated cooking liquid poured over it, which gels when cooled.
Remember that aspic we were talking about? This will keep for quite a
while (probably two or three weeks in a cool place if undisturbed, but
your mileage will vary according to temperature).

This is the ancestor of the various modern souse meats and head cheeses.
Eat sliced, with mustard.

Adamantius
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