Growing up Catholic--with a mom who was an old-school pre-War Catholic from Italy--I am very familiar with Lenten meals. In fact, for years there was no meat on Fridays in our household year-round. Brings back memories. Not doing carbs anymore (which has brought my A1c and blood glucose back into the normal range) but the ads are still fun to look at.
I stocked up on cans of Spam early in the pandemic, so am gradually working through those. They're shelf-stable for years. The manufacturer should just print 'Best used by: Armageddon' on the bottom of the can.
Don't know that we had the MOR brand in rural South Dakota/Minnesota when I was growing up. I make a faux Deli Macaroni Salad (using chopped, microwaved cauliflower in lieu of elbow mac) and usually use cubed Spam for that, which works well.
Even though I can't make and eat most of the foods in these ads anymore, I still love looking through them and am always glad to see a new batch from your seemingly bottomless supply of them, Louie. Thanks for sharing them with us!