Food — In Defense of the Much-Maligned Tasty Armour Potted Meat

Stephen W Davenport
2 min readSep 18, 2023
Photo Taken by Author — Armour Potted Meat

can picture some of you right now gagging as I mentioned how tasty I thought potted meat was..lol..

I wanted to write a short article on why I thought potted meat was such a tasty treat, more specifically the Armour brand potted meat.

We have all heard the stories of what might or might not be in a potted meat can or in hot dogs, bologna or any of the other assorted sausages.

Is it Animal leftovers, hooves etc or as Frank from the movie “Sling Blade” said — “lips, peckers and intestines”…lol..who knows.

Regardless, I think it is delicious, always have.

While growing up my family did not have a whole lot of money, we were somewhat poor but not “dirt” poor. We had a roof over are head, clothes for school and three meals a day.

So, when you do not have a lot of money and have a large family you tend to eat a lot of potted meat, bologna and ramen and my mom was great at making something out of nothing.

Armour Potted Meat Sammich

Armour’s potted meat comes in a tiny blue round can with a flip top on it and has a similar texture to deviled ham or pate.

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Stephen W Davenport

US Air Force Veteran | Freelance Writer | Photographer | Foodie | Amputee---Live in North Carolina