BS: Marmite (A)

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite
From: MBSLynne
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 07:48 AM

I have some very old marmite in the cupboard from a time when I couldn't get hold of vegemite. I'll have to check and see if it's unsable, but since we can now buy vegemite in our local Tesco, it will be a long time before I eat the marmite!

How much do you think I'd get for antique marmite on Ebay?

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 07:53 AM

Knowing you as well as i think i do Lynne Hundreds of Pounds,as you can get money out of a stone if you had too.
Scooby.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite
From: Diva
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 07:54 AM

Love Marmite...its especially good on hot buttered crumpets but I know my sweetie will disagree with me on this one

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite
From: MBSLynne
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 09:26 AM

I THINK I'll take that as a compliment Yas!

No, the only thing to have on crumpets is lots of butter, all oozy through the holes

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite
From: saulgoldie
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 12:14 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 12:20 PM

What's this Marmite,eh?

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 12:29 PM

I see from the "B" thread that my tip about applying Marmite before butter was shared with the Mudcat community way back in 2003, by Little Robyn, so really Giok has no-one to blame but himself for the sludgy (but nicely chilled) mess in which he finds himself.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 12:53 PM

Yes Lynne it was a compliment.
Scooby.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Windsinger
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 01:12 PM

:::blink:::

:::blinkblink:::

URGH. Marmite temporal paradox! Two streams of reality!

(Brain...wrestling...with...math...)

Slán,

~Fionn

www.geocities.com/children_of_lir

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Peace
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 06:40 PM

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: open mike
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 09:36 PM

it is all trevor's fault...
he was my secret santa and
sent me BOTH marmite and crumpets...
a true example of "the first one's free"
now i am hooked...is there a 12 step program?

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: number 6
Date: 15 Mar 06 - 12:00 PM

Alas .... I have just tried some marmalite ... on toast. My immediate reaction was so, so. Certainly don't dislike it, but it didn't hit me with a wow. Your correct on just taking a bit at a tiem Lynne. I think it would go better with cheese (as stigweard said) and some slices of of tamatoe.

BTW ... kinda pricey here, a small jar for $2.99.I certainly don't think it should be packaged in a squeeze bottle.

Thanks for the thread. I always enjoy a new culinary exprience.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Windsinger
Date: 15 Mar 06 - 12:15 PM

Don't be fooled.

As the trick (hypothetically) is in the thin spreading, that "small jar"'s designed to last QUITE a while -- leaving aside the fact that it has a half-life which rivals weapons grade plutonium anyway.

This "trick" does not work with me. Unfortunately, it still tastes like Marmite.

Slán,

~Fionn

www.geocities.com/children_of_lir

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: number 6
Date: 15 Mar 06 - 12:17 PM

Yikes .... I'll take note of that.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: MMario
Date: 15 Mar 06 - 12:23 PM

a friend once told me that the true secret to marmite was to mix a very small quantity (about 1/2 cc) with a half kilo of butter - and then spread *THAT* mixture very thinly on toast.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: gnomad
Date: 15 Mar 06 - 06:49 PM

MMario - I think homoeopathy requires you to dilute again in the same proportions, and do a lot of shaking. That way the butter remembers what the Marmite is supposed to do to you, but you lose the taste. This is a good thing.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Trevor
Date: 16 Mar 06 - 05:52 AM

mike - glad the memory has lingered on, like a big jar of Marmite. Your vision of how it's made isn't too far away from the truth. the Marmite factory is in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, which is also the home of a couple of brewerys. Burton has to be the smelliest place in the UK - when there's a brew going on at the brewery the Marmite factory is also going full blast, and you can tell from miles away. (There's also a factory on the same industrial estate which produces Elsan, a chemical which is used for keeping non-flushable bogs clean - Portapotties and the like - so when that's added to the mix, Burton is definitely somewhere not to be!)

Something else that's good I reckon is to mix Marmite with that Primula cheese that comes in a tube and then spread that on toast. Marmite and Kraft cheese sammos were my staple diet for school lunches.

Good how the telly ads for Marmite focus on the people who find it horrible - the bloke on the hot date who snogs the girl who's eaten it, or that take on 'The Blob' where people are running terrified from the dollop of Marmite.

A marmite is a casserole pot isn't it?

Lady P, tell him to keep going - it will happen eventually!

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Trevor
Date: 16 Mar 06 - 06:20 AM

Oh, and by the way,

Have a look here
and here if you want some real anorak stuff.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 16 Mar 06 - 06:36 AM

Is the woman on the ilovemarmite site the AntiWindsinger ?

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Trevor
Date: 16 Mar 06 - 06:49 AM

And by the way, by the way, Bovril has been veggie since 2004.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: number 6
Date: 10 Apr 06 - 04:35 PM

I have actually acquired a taste for marmite ... very good served on toast along with mayonnaise, tomatoes, and hot pickled peppers.

thanks for those that contributed such a positive aspect to the culinary delight of Marmite.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 10 Apr 06 - 04:36 PM

Pleased you like it 6.

Subject: RE: BS: Marmite (A)
From: Little Robyn
Date: 11 Apr 06 - 04:09 PM

I used to make my own marmite - you can choose the thickness/texture you prefer by adjusting the ingredients.
It's simply flaked yeast (not brewers or bakers yeast - you need the flaked, edible variety) and mix it with soy sauce.
Now, soy sauce comes in several varieties - light, dark, mushroom are most common, so experiment a little, see which flavour you like best. I personally prefer the taste of mushroom soy with my yeast, though again, the flavour can vary with different brands.
However, the flaked yeast supply in NZ has dried up!!!!
It's made in Aus and they're not sending it over. In fact, I haven't been able to get any since about August last year. I was told it would be back in supply by christmas but they didn't specify which year. In the meantime I'm having to use a powdered variety but it's rather bitter and not nearly as nice.
And yes, always spread the marmite on your toast before the butter!
Robyn