Chicken In A Can

[THE PILGRIM]

Just watching the The Alaska Bush People, the Browns.
And yes they are a little different.
They just showed a canned whole chicken.
I have eaten all kinds of stuff in a lot of different places.
But I never even heard of a whole canned chicken.
Have any of you folks heard of them or ever eat one?

 

[crsides]

no
and wish I still had not.

Charlie

 

[labworm]

While in the military vacationing in SE Asia in 1967 I received a S.S. Pierce gift box at Christmas with all sorts of goodies.

One item was a chicken in a can.

So it has been 47 years since I had my last and only one. I'll stick with roasted or barbecued chicken.

 

[GaryS]

"Do you have Prince Albert in a can?"

"Yes, we do."

"Well let him out, he can't breath."

That's all I can come up with.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Just watching the The Alaska Bush People, the Browns.
And yes they are a little different.
They just showed a canned whole chicken.
I have eaten all kinds of stuff in a lot of different places.
But I never even heard of a whole canned chicken.
Have any of you folks heard of them or ever eat one?

My job in high school and college was at our neighborhood grocery. We sold cases of those.

 

[italiansport]

The Kirkland brand of canned chicken sold by Costco's is actually very good and I use it all the time to make chicken salad sandwiches. However this isn't a WHOLE chicken but just breast meat.
Jim

 

[Engineer1911]

My first job was in a grocery store in Eau Claire, WI from 1964 - 1966. I still have fond memories of recycling fruit cake fixings from the shelf to the back room every January, stocking ONE case of okra on the shelves in the vegetable section, and stocking ONE case (6 cans) of whole chicken in the can.

In the late 1960's, fruit cake fixings didn't have an expiration date. I know some of those packages of 'candied fruit' (petrified cherries and oranges) had to be 4 years old. My older co-workers said they had restocked the stuff twice when I did it.

 

[NCTexan]

"Do you have Prince Albert in a can?"

"Yes, we do."

"Well let him out, he can't breath."

That's all I can come up with.

Answering the phone at the KFC:

Hello, do you have chicken legs?

Yes we do!

Then you must look damned funny!

 

[Mickey D]

Answering the phone at the KFC:

Hello, do you have chicken legs?

Yes we do!

Then you must look damned funny!

Hey, hey, hey! I resemble that remark.

I look like I'm riding a chicken when I wear shorts.

 

[GatorFarmer]

I have seen them for sale. I actually like various canned meats. I never purchased on though. The cans were always covered in dust. I was told tbat they were not very tasty.

 

[Texas40]

Only this kind of canned chicken.

 

[GaryS]

We use that too, but it is a bit bland. A little onion salt and other spices and it makes a decent sandwich.

Unsurprisingly, there is only one brand of whole canned chicken. At least only one that I could find on the Internet.

The Kirkland brand of canned chicken sold by Costco's is actually very good and I use it all the time to make chicken salad sandwiches. However this isn't a WHOLE chicken but just breast meat.
Jim

 

[pawngal]

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Only this kind of canned chicken.

Home canned chicken was a mainstay in our house as a kid Just wasn't canned whole in one piece. My local meat market sells home canned chicken, turkey, beef, buffalo, and pork. Thousands of jars a year. Homemade chicken soup, chicken & biscuits, chicken pot pie, beef & noodles, hot beef sandwiches. All great comfort foods that are quick and easy.

 

[olcop]

We had em all the time when I was aboard ship in the Navy, got to liking them pretty well, when I got out, wife and I bought some and we found that the civilian version didn't still have the feathers on it, enjoyed it a lot more after that.
olcop

 

[gdnagle]

Well they just missed a big marketing ploy. They could have been selling whole turkeys in a can, with stuffing. Think I would rather have spam in a can 1000 and 1 ways to make that.

I haven't seen the whole chicken in a can but I have seen bacon and different caliber ammunition in a can. Got some 9mm put away now.

 

[charlie sherrill]

Sweet Sue brand sells very well around here. All the local Walmarts carry their brand. I frequently eat their chicken and dumplings when I'm too lazy to cook my own. I haven't seen their canned whole chicken but if I do I'll buy one. It would probably go well in gumbo,soup, or jambalaya.

 

[rwsmith]

Hostess hams...

Hostess hams aren't as good as fresh from the oven but they're pretty good.

 

[billwill]

Fruit cake has a shelf life longer than spent uranium. If you look closely on the label is says if not eaten within 10 years use this item as a brick to help build your house.

There have only been 1000 fruitcakes ever made....they just keep getting regifited!

 

[Bronco48]

We tried the canned white meat chicken from *am's Club. We had a little stomach distress! The dogs tried it and had the full blown runs! So I guess it depends...

 

[GaryS]

Answering the phone at the KFC:

Hello, do you have chicken legs?

Yes we do!

Then you must look damned funny!

"Is your refrigerator running?"

"Yes."

"You better go catch it!"