I believe it was a can of tinned apricots (in syrup), but I'm sure that an alternative fruit would suffice.
Here's my guide for bodging your exhaust -
1 Jack up rear of car (remember to use chocks and axle stands kids!)
2 Cut off flange to the mid pipe with an angle grinder, whilst swearing profusely.
3 Open up can of fruit. You can either eat it there and then or keep refrigerated for later on.
4 Remove lid and bottom of can, then cut it top to bottom.
5 Roll can up into a coil, stuff it inbetween rear pipe and mid pipe, smother in GunGum (swearing helps again here, as this stuff is truly the devil's work).
6 Lower car to ground, run exhaust until hot.
7 Admire your ingenuity until you realise a can of fruit is now forming a crucial part of your car, contact CS as fast as possible.
To be fair it did actually hold quite well for a couple of weeks whilst my new exhaust was enroute, but it really was a bodge-up of the highest order!