C anned meat isn't quite as popular as it once was. Now that we can preserve fresh meat pretty effectively, we don't necessarily need the preservative-packed likes of Spam or Vienna sausages anymore.

For church luncheons, Potted Meat, which is made by Maple Leaf Foods Inc., was often mixed with mayonnaise, relish and chopped green onions to form a sandwich filling along the lines of tuna salad.

“A crappy version of Spam.” That’s what Austin Skiles of Barrelhouse Flat and Lone Wolf pictured when Bar DeVille’s Rachael Smith challenged him with potted meat. But though potting itself ...

Chances are, they have never dragged a saltine cracker through a can of potted meat, swallowed it, and washed it all down with a cold Fanta orange soda. Mr. Delmarva: Time to try Royal Farms' scrapple ...

Conagra Brands is recalling more than 2.58 million pounds of canned meat and poultry products due to a packaging defect that may cause the food to become contaminated, the U.S. Department of ...

In the 18 th century, leftover meat was pulverized into an edible paste. Yum. The paste was then potted into small vessels to store for later. If that sounds good to you, check out this how-to ...

Yet, one potted product I do love (and it doesn’t have to be made only for reasons of preservation) is potted crab. For some reason potted shellfish still has currency in our own era.