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Re: Marmite

From: geida@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Graham Eida")
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 08:51:40 GMT
Subject: Re: Marmite
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: Compulink Information eXchange
References: <9510260440.AA11654@rigel.cray.com>

 
>Marmalade is orange jam, often still with bits of peel still in it?

Yep that's right, often called jelly, I think, in the USA

> What has Australia got to do with Marmite? I understand that the product
> the UK has called Marmite is called Vegimite in Australia, although I 
> may
> not have spelled that right. For any Australian out there, Marmite is a
> gluey, black colour, yeast extract, I remember, a bit tangy in taste.
> Is this what Vegimite is?

Yep that's right too

> Many children in the UK grow up loving Marmite, such as in sandwiches, I
> remember my sister always loved it, personally I hated the stuff, but I
> also hate peanut butter too.

Marmite (A trade name for yeast extract over here) great, peanut butter 
NO WAY, Just proves my GB tastes match Kate's. Other than I enjoy meat....

Graham (UK, KENT)