Hikermor..not only that but all the water here in Minnesota flows out of the state so we are not getting someones re-used several times water to drink..at the end of my street there is a large spring--Cold Water Spring--that was running even under the glacier that covered this part of the state.
but on the subject of canned meat..i always thought that people ate it not because it was something they had to buy, because you can buy burger just as cheap,but because they like the taste.