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I am now in my 60's and have been eating Spam on and off for my entire life. I like the taste of fried spam with melted cheddar cheese in a white bread sandwich with mayo and yellow mustard. Yum Yum! Probably do this twice a year.

EGG SLICER

What everyone is really concerned about is Magnalite Classic. I was in the retail side of the cookware industry 20 years back in the 70's & 80's. The original Magnailte Cookware was made by Wagnerware that had a factory in Sidney, Ohio. In the 1960's Wagnerware was bought out by a company called General Housewares Corp. based in Terre Haute, IN. GHC did not change anything on Magnalite except they took off the backstamp of "Wagnerware" and made their own backstamp of "GHC." The cookware was still made in the original factory in Sidney, Ohio. I personally visited this factory and saw the actual production of Magnalite Cookware. The molten aluminum was actually hand pored into the molds and hand polished into the finished product.

GHC then came out with Mag Pro, a more "upscale" product with an anodized look. When this came out the original Magnalite cookware became "Classic Magnalite" to distinguish it from the new Mag Pro line. Over the years General Housewares Corp (GHC) purchased other housewares lines including Chicago Cutlery.

GHC finally went out of business and the Magnalite factory in Ohio was closed. Many companies tried to resurect the line and also tried to duplicate it. Finally a company bought the name Magnalite Classic and starting producing it in China. I believe it is exclusive to Wal-Mart and Sams at this time.

Back in it's heyday in the 70's and 80's over 60 percent of the entire production of Magnalite was sold in South Louisiana. One of the best sellers were the various oval roasters. We not only use them for roasting but also for large gumbo and jambalaya pots.

Past Time!