This ad for Prem is from June 1943. Prem is pretty much SPAM, just a different company.
How horrible of an ad is this? A take off of “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater”, this Peter in the ad is just a jerk. Granted, Peter from the original poem was a jerk, too, but this is ridiculous. He wouldn’t even share a tiny bit of meat with her until she started buying Prem. Then the only reason he would share with her (I’m betting) is because he had such a hard time gagging down the whole 12 ounces by himself.
Another problem with this ad is that it claims “In every can, 12 full ounces of solid meat-no waste”, but if you take a good look at the can it says “ NET CONTENTS INCLUDING JUICES 12 OZ”. So it isn’t all meat!
The last, and to me most disturbing, part of this ad is the recipe at the bottom. I don’t know if they mean to have some cold Prem on a plate, potato chips on the side and then an avocado topped with fruit or if they actually mean cold Prem, potato chips on top, avocado on top of that and the whole thing topped with fruit. Either way, cold Prem? Gag.
