Spam on the rise.

Apparently, the current economic downturn is forcing more and more people to turn to Spam to, as the NY Times put it, put "something that resembles meat on the table." The Hormel factory in Minnesota has been cranking out cans of the "gelatinous 12-ounce rectangle[s] of spiced ham and pork" by the millions non-stop since July to keep up with the demand. Who woulda thunk it given this NY Times description of the delicacy:

Spam, a gelatinous 12-ounce rectangle of spiced ham and pork, may be among the world’s most maligned foods, dismissed as inedible by food elites and skewered by comedians who have offered smart-alecky theories on its name (one G-rated example: Something Posing As Meat).

And just for the record, the Spam article does not once mention Hawaii. I guess these New England journalists just don't care about how the rise in Spam prices is gonna lead to a decline in local utility. Alonka.