The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34147   Message #459416
Posted By: catspaw49
10-May-01 - 08:13 AM
Thread Name: BS: Vegemite and Marmite--The CHOICE
Subject: RE: BS: Vegemite and Marmite--The CHOICE
Not everyone has wishy-washy feelings on the subject. Now my buddy Leej (Lonesome EJ) doesn't care for Marmite at all and I don't think Vegemite would fare much better with him. If you missed it, here's his post from another thread:

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There has been a small jar of Marmite in the back of our cupboard for a couple of years.Spurred on by Spaw's positive experience,I popped open the jar and smeared some of this stuff on a piece of toast.First of all,smear isn't quite the right term.It has the consistency of warm tar,so you sort of blot it on the toast.Now,the taste is..is...well,if you don't have any actual Marmite,I can tell you how to approximate the taste.

1) Take 4 cubes of vegetable bouillion,and mash to a pulpy mass

2)Mix with 1 tablespoon water to a glutinous,thick,gummy consistency

3)Apply to toast with butter knife

4)Remove Marmite residue from knife using a mild solvent and rag

5)Dispose of rag

6)Dispose of Marmite-tainted toast

7)Dispose of balance of jar of Marmite

Now,I kind of like salty stuff,but this...this congealed matter ...excuse me,I've got to go down another glass of cold water.

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Now ya' got to admit, this man knows his tastes and evidently, "Yeast Paste" ain't one of his favorites!

Spaw