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Don't think I would.

I've read reports of missionaries/explorers in various places stating that the locals where they were posted/had travelled claimed to have eaten human flesh, and that it was delicious, but. . . you know, it was so common for many cultures (particulary Western ones) to consider others (particularly non-Western ones) to be completely lacking in either sense of humour or humanity, that the locals who allegedly reported this may have been pulling the missionaries'/explorers' legs, without the latter being aware of this.

My point is that there is no evidence we taste good (although most tastes are acquired), and there would be no way of knowing (without having actually having eaten human) that a synthetic product actually had the flavour and consistency of human (and I cannot imagine eating another human being, but then again, I've never been in the sort of situation where I'd need to make this decision). It also seems like the sort of thing Marilyn Manson would go for in a flash (especially if it were called, say, 'Pam', instead of 'SPAM') and make a big production of, which would make the entire act of eating human-like meat kind of embarrassing ;)

everyone see that "top chef" is using swanson stocks for most of teir challanges???

Could we have a good recipe for JCs?

I'm personally partial to the johnnycakes with butter & hot sauce -- it's depressing that Dixie Kitchen isn't gonna be around in Hyde Park anymore, but at least there's still an outpost in Evanston (for the time being, anyway...).

@Benitowine... Not to burst your bubble, but johnnycake originated in New England (that's in the north) typically served sweet. With syrup on as well as a bit of sugar in the batter. Hoe cake or corn pone are southern and typically unsweetened. But I'll let ya in on a dirty little secret. I've lived in Alabama for 12 yrs now, Texas for 5 years before that and I know lots of southerners (who use sugar in their cornbread). Oh the horror! Probably more that do than don't. But that will stay just between you and I.

All things being equal, I love them both sweet and savory. Both are equally versatile and both are equally good.

Can't stand hearing how southerners "don't" use sugar in their cornmeal based breads or cakes as though its a "damned Yankee" thing, and yet it is the "secret" ingredient to so many southern cooks I know, it just makes me wanna laugh!

I must try these!

Frosty and Fries (not weird)

Dunking Chocolate chip cookies in Orange juice... YUMM!

my friend's korean husband once made me ramen with {among other things} fish cake, egg, and a tin of smoked oysters. oh, man. that was delish.

Rice chex as a topping for vanilla ice cream. Yum!

We also had the bologna/pickle/mayo sandwich filling growing up in Kansas. Though it was usually saved for traval occasions - we'd pack a cooler with the hash and a loaf of bread and stop at picnic tables to eat. I also loved the potato chip/mayo sandwiches.

Seeing all the references to bologna reminds me that when I was very small we had a maid and she would give me whatever I wanted to eat. It always really annoyed my mom when she found out that I had bologna with ketchup on it for lunch. Not a sandwich, just the bologna.

My sister taught me to eat hot dogs right out of the freezer and to put salt on sliced pickles.

My family still likes something we call "weenie stew" which is basically a red gravy with hot dogs cooked in it. You eat it on spaghetti. But that's the only thing in this post that I still eat, though it's been years since I've had weenie stew. I wonder if I have any red gravy in the freezer.......

My sister and I would put Kraft singles on a small plate and microwave it. She liked hers still gooey so she could scoop it up with a shrimp fork, while I liked mine cooked right before burning, so I could peel it off and eat it like a chip.

Also, asparagus and shrimp dipped in mayo, eggs cooked in the microwave mixed with either ketchup or soy sauce, broken up uncooked Taiwanese ramen noodles, toast dipped in hot chocolate, no salt & pepper on the table...only soy sauce.

I'm glad to see someone else ate cream cheese and green olive sandwiches. I loved these--the green olives with the red pimentos, on white bread. This was my favorite sandwich to take to school. And yeah, I haven't had one since, I now have a craving!

Also, one dinner my mom made was potatoes and spinach with sour cream. Mash up boiled potatoes, add cooked frozen spinach, eat with butter and sour cream. This must have been a left-over Depression-era thing. I now eat it occasionally as comfort food.