Slop

July 16, 2007 @ 09:20

On Saturday I was at a little General Store in a place called Big Cedar and while I was lining up to pay for coffee cream I noticed a shelf of canned goods.

The one thing that caught my eye was a can of "Puritan Beef Stew", and then I got to thinking, who eats canned stew any more?

In this day and age of healthy living and watching what we eat while we worry about Global Warming and an imminent terrorist attack, who would actually walk into a store and buy a can of beef stew.

Within a can of beef stew nothing tastes like its supposed to taste. Not that it tastes horrible mind you, its just that the potatoes don't really taste like potatoes, the carrots don't taste like carrots and the beef definitely doesn't taste like beef - and if it's been sitting around too long, sometimes you can actually taste tin.

There's really no need to expose yourself to such a thing and I've got to believe that the sale of canned beef stew isn't that significant today.

There was a time when canned goods served a purpose through convenience, but now there are so many other convenient products that offer much better quality - microwave dinners like Michilini's or Lean Cuisine.

I imagine if there's a market for canned beef stew its been reduced to college students who don't give a shit and like the price, or white trash that like the price and don't know any better.

When I was a teenager staying up north with a bunch of other kids without our parents sometimes we'd get hungry at night, and here's what we'd do.

Every kid would go back to his place and grab one canned good item, and no matter what it was - stew, beans, spaghetti, soup, chili, even sardines - we'd put it all in one pot and we called it "slop."

That was back in the early 70's, and I can honestly say it's been over 30 years since I last ate a can of beef stew. I never gave canned beef stew to my kids and I can't recall seeing anybody else give it to their kids.

So again, I leave off where I began.

Who eats canned beef stew any more?

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167 Responses to "Slop"

Bob
July 16, 2007 / 10:26

I do.!!! Let me elaborate.

Every once in a while (maybe 2 or 3 times a year)when there is absolutely nothing to eat for lunch on a Saturday before grocery shopping my son (now 23 years old and a recent graduate from University)and I will split a can of "Chunky Beef" with a side order of a few slices of bread.

This is sort of a tradition, considering that the first time when we tried this "slop" my son was only about 8 years old.

You're right, the stuff doesn't taste too great but in an emergency it "hits the spot". For this reason you will always find(1 can only though)it in my cold cellar. Bon appetit!!!

Mike from Lowville
July 16, 2007 / 10:59

Bob, I have a can in my pantry. Gets recycled every year at the food drive. Always have a can handy for an emergency......lol.

Rich
July 16, 2007 / 11:30

I love that stuff. I guess you can take the boy out of Brampton, but not the white trash outa the boy. Just had a can yesterday. I added hot sauce, frozen peas, corn and onion. Took that "coffee truck" taste away from it anyway.

Lindsay
July 16, 2007 / 11:45

My boyfriend likes the puritan Chilli and he mixes that with kraft dinner....and it actually taste pretty good! LOL I have Chunky Stew in my cupboards, You never know when you just might need that can!!!!

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