SC - potted meat

[Elysant at aol.com]

- -Poster: <Elysant at aol.com>

In Britain there is a big market for potted meat (also known as "Meat Paste") 
There are a few "big names" in the industry, notably "Shippam's" and 
"Princes" as well as generic store brands.  The potted meat comes in little 
glass jars, looks like baby food, and is usually a fine blended spreadable 
consistency.  

Traditional varieties include salmon, beef, ham, chicken, sardine (and 
tomato), and liver & bacon.  New varieties such as turkey and cranberry 
sauce, and roasted chicken with stuffing are now also available.   Potted 
meat has always been a popular sandwich filling - notably for school and work 
lunchboxes, and for "tea" (or supper).  

Incidentally, a British custom that has developed in some parts is to make 
potted 
meat and potato chip sandwiches. :-)

Elysant

In a message dated 12/30/1999 9:34:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
grizly at mindspring.com writes:
 
>  potted meat, in my childhood was any of a variety of processed canned meat 
> products.  In this category could be such favorites as Underwood's Deviled 
> Ham and other varieties, SPAM, canned corned beef.  Basically cooked and 
> sealed in a tin.  You could serve it at the Y3K dinner ;o)
>  
>  niccolo difrancesco
>  
>  sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG wrote:
>  > I have been asked to coordinate a sideboard (not sure that's the right
>  phrase) for vigils for people in my group, and someone suggested potted 
meat.
> 
>  
>  I have never heard that term before, what is potted meat?
>  
>   Angeline
 
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