"Libby's Potted Meat is a delicately seasoned spread perfect for sandwiches and snacks. Stir in chopped onion, salsa or pickle relish for variety." What more do you need? Potted Meat is perfect for sandwiches and snacks! There is nothing better, because it's perfect! Well, it might be perfect if you've managed to avoid reading the ingredients list... The ingredients of Libby's Potted Meat are as follows:
After noticing Potted Meat at a convenience store, I had to buy a can of it. No, I haven't opened it (and I don't intend to). One glaringly huge question comes to mind: "who eats this stuff?" I'm tempted to call their we'd-like-to-hear-from-you! phone number (1-800-727-5777, Mon-Fri 9am-4:30 Eastern) and ask what their sales numbers are for Potted Meat. I suspect that Potted Meat is the leftovers from making canned dog food, but they didn't know what to do with all the random cow and pig parts when they had made enough dog food. Somebody must have said, "Ah! We shall make something for humans with these extra body parts! And we shall call it Potted Meat!" Update Sept. 7, 2004: curiousity got the best of us, and we finally opened the can of Potted Meat. Inside was a pourable meat sludge that smelled like Vienna Sausages. Coincidence? No way, because Vienna Sausages are made of the same ingredients. I considered feeding the Potted Meat to the neighborhood cat, but it seemed cruel. |
