antarmike Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) To keep a balance, there are plenty of companies that supply corned beef in round tins, or who supply in both formats. Thered does not seem to be any overiding belief that oblong is best. http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Corned_Beef.html Edited January 4, 2010 by antarmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 One take on Corned beef can and key design is that :- Quote "Much other product design was, apparently, based on prejudice, guesswork or sheer ignorance." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1048174.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 This topic seems to be causing quite a stir , may I ask if the product in these tins is nice ? also are'nt the sardine tins simalar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There are worse things to eat, but not many, like the sort of things celebrities eat in the jungle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 It has even been discussed in the House of Lords. http://beebo.org/smackerels/food-container.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There are worse things to eat, but not many, like the sort of things celebrities eat in the jungle.. going by this reply it can't be all that nice as the stuff I've seen them eat in the jungle would be absolutely disgusting , but then if you were stuck in the jungle we'd have half an idea what you might have to eat to survive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 It doesn't come out oblong in hot countries, it pours out as a liquid:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 It doesn't come out oblong in hot countries, it pours out as a liquid:-D is that an hour after its been eaten :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 is that an hour after its been eaten :rofl::rofl::rofl: EXCELLENT!........:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 This topic seems to be causing quite a stir , may I ask if the product in these tins is nice ? also are'nt the sardine tins simalar Taste: Well, I guess it's down to each individual as to 'Does' it taste nice'? I personally like Corned beef. I am still inclined to belive a square(ish) tin is safer than a round one for stabillity in Transport. (It will not roll around as much if broken loose from a packing case! :-D Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Taste: Well, I guess it's down to each individual as to 'Does' it taste nice'?I personally like Corned beef. :-D Mike. so do I, either with sliced hard boiled egg (or pickled) and lashings of Tomato Sauce!!!! Mark :cool: PS, is this the time to do a "Favourite Sandwich" thread? :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Corned beef and pickled beetroot sandwiches....Yummy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 forgot pickled beetroot!!! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 If only they made square pickled beetroot, but as yet I haven't found any..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 cheers guys , didnt think i would have this much response when i posted the question ..... hungry now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) http://17thdivision.tripod.com/rationsoftheageofempire/id15.html During WW1 French soldiers were supplied tinned meat in both tapered rectangular cans and parallel sided oblong/rectangular cans. Since meat was supplied in parallel sided oblong cans it is clear the intent was to provide rectangular cross section meat, and the shape of these can had absolutely nothing to do with "sliding the meat out of a mould" Edited January 5, 2010 by antarmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Corned beef and pickled beetroot sandwiches....Yummy.... Hungry now I'll have to make do with a strawberry jam sandwich :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Hungry now I'll have to make do with a strawberry jam sandwich :coffee: add some peanut butter, yum yum (Peanut Butter and Jelly for our American cousins!!!) Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 During WW1 French soldiers were supplied tinned meat in both tapered rectangular cans and parallel sided oblong/rectangular cans. Since meat was supplied in parallel sided oblong cans it is clear the intent was to provide rectangular cross section meat, and the shape of these can had absolutely nothing to do with "sliding the meat out of a mould" The rectangular cross section of meat could not have been to fit a slice of bread, as we all know, that French bread comes in sticks :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Mike has a point, Hamburger (no ham in it) and bap, hotdog (the only meat product not required to contain any meat!) and roll. But wasn't most bread even backed in a tin, round on top on those far off WW1 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Most bread in that period was just shaped dough, not even put in a tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 cheers guys , didnt think i would have this much response when i posted the question ..... hungry now lol Hey Mate, why dont you now start a thread about the shape of spam tins?.........:shocked: ONLY Joking! :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) Fray Bentos, is actually the name of the port from which the stuff was originally shipped. SPAM I belive is from SPiced hAM. I am also reliably informed that the ingredients have to be kept in a locked room as the are classed as dangerous! :shake: (Never eaten it since) There do seem to be pull up corned beef cans apperaing. The Health and Saftey police probably. The can you are most likley to cut yourself on is a corned beef can. (Ever go round the supermarket as a kid, taking the keys off corned beef cans) I was under the impression SPAM = Specially Prepared American Meat. As it was supplied as a supplement during WWII. Edited January 6, 2010 by Bazz spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 According to the Spam website the spiced ham theory is, "speculation", but they give no clue as to the real reason it is named thus. :??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan turner (RIP) Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 what you want is something to put the corned beef, on how about some army bread? Still warm from the mobile oven with plenty more to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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