Oh, heck yeah. I wish I could take you around to one of the Eastern European/Polish grocery stores here. There’s usually several shelves of canned pates/meats/meat spreads to choose from.
There was an Oscar Mayer ham-like substance in the late-Seventies that one of my sisters insisted on having. I also liked it but can’t remember what it was called. All I remember is that no olives, pimentos, or cheese was in it. Just meat.
I always have a couple of cans in the pantry for when the hankering hits. The usual concoction combines Underwood, Miracle Whip, pickle relish, a few dashes of hot sauce and finely-diced onion and celery - sort of a deviled-ham salad. Scoop it up with extra-large Fritos and wash down with cheap beer.
I’d forgotten about Thuringer, long time since I’ve seen it (although I haven’t looked). Long time since I’ve had a fried bologna sandwich too.
Could it have been “New England Brand Sausage”? This was far and away my favorite lunchmeat when I was in high school. Haven’t seen it in years.
Missed the edit window but wanted to add that Oscar Mayer also had something called “Old Fashion Loaf” that was pretty good.
There’s this ham luncheon meat that I get that tastes like a better spam. That just callit ham, but it’s inthe same packaging as, say, pickle loaf. I really love the stuff. One day my dad brought home a bunch of an unchopped version from work that was about to be outdated, so we froze it to keep it good. I was in heaven.
As for things I’ve not seen that I like, chicken loaf or other peppery loafs make the cut as stuff I liked. I also seem to remember other types of salami, even one that was basically giant pepperoni. I remember one that had huge peppercorns in it that I’d spit out.
Those that sound like sausage sound amazing.
In St Martin, Le Grande Marche (grocery store) has canned pâté, imported from both France and Holland. I always buy a few cans (it’s amazingly cheap) and translate the label word by word when we are eating.
Reindeer pâté is my favorite.
Also, remembering Isaly’s chipped ham simmered in barbecue sauce. Mmmmmmm.
** steals terentil’s sandwich **
Then you must know the joys of the SPAM[sup]®[/sup] salad sandwich!
You betcha! I love me some Spam. Fried Spam and eggs was a standard breakfast for me since college days.
This strikes me as the canonical way to prepare canned meat product – as a “salad”, like tuna salad.
Straight out of the can has its own charm*, of course.
*I think I’m being ironic, but I’m not sure.
*It’s sort of like eating Vienna Sausages straight from the can.
Sounds familiar. I’d have to see a package but Google is no help there.
For those who have not had SPAM[sup]®[/sup] salad sandwiches…
Grind one can of SPAM[sup]®[/sup] in a meat grinder. Mix in Miracle Whip and sweet pickle relish. (Yes, it must be Miracle Whip.*****) Chill. Serve on soft white bread (Wonder Bread).
As I’ve said before, my dad had to coax people to try it. Once they did, they asked for more.
*****The reason it needs to be Miracle Whip is that it is sweet. This compliments the saltiness of the SPAM[sup]®[/sup]. If you used mayonnaise, you would not have the sweet/savoury balance, and it would taste rather ‘greasy’.
I was going to savage you for stating both Miracle Whip and sweet pickles, but this:
makes me think you have a point.
Oscar Mayer still has the ham and cheese loaf–saw it in the store today. But I discovered a new one that I picked up. Jalapeño Bologna! Also by Oscar Mayer. It’s not bad but seems a bit wetter than your usual bologna. Doesn’t have pickled jalapeños in it, but rather fresh ones.
Did you say… Extra large fritos!!!
Original, not barbecue?!?!
Fritos Scoops. 
All my local markets carry are the stupid chili-cheese Fritos…no BBQ in sight. So I make do with Scoops.
A quick check shows I am completely out of Underwoods! It’s a must-have before Spring Training starts.