MARMITE RULZ AND VEGEMITE SUX SHIT

no but seriously ahem cough cough ahem

ATTN: ESTELA MARK C WILTER

well i am willing to drink pretty much anything, but AS THE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS TASTE TEST HAVE NOT MADE THEIR CASE in the interim it is clear that MARMITE IS THE BEST OF YOUR ODD FOODS NOW AND FOREVER until i have a valid ACTUALLY HERE IN MY POSSESSIONATE CHALLENGER

xpost howdy i am still alive at least as far as i can tell

-- John Justen, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 20:34

Marmite is icky. Full stop.

Jergins, when will you be able to taste the heavenly elixir that is Bovril?

mere hours.

how do i eat this? on toast?

mark c sent me instructions for best preparation. we got it covered.

John Justen, will you get fluffy bear to drink it with you as well? Assuming it ever arrives.

i have mailed the vegemite.

some applause would be appreciated.

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oh jergins you shouldn't have, but thank you anyway.

i have to go to work now, but if other people want to leave me applause i can collect it later.

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AWESOME WORK ESTELA!!!!

I applaud you.

lingbert: the slowest clap

Good show, estela.

even though i am blushing furiously and feeling very uncomfortable i intend to graciously accept these accolades and not succumb to the urge to denigrate my achievement so, difficult though this is for me, i thank you, one and all.

all hearts and flowers and kudos? YES!

BOVRIL

IT IS HERE

so i dissolve this in something, yes?

(no urgency, i'm at work so experiments will have to wait their turn)

HOT BOVRILLED RUM

oh god

John, there are 2 ways to consume Bovril:

1) make a tasty hot drink by dissolving however much of the it it suggests in boiling water

2) (and this is the good one) toast some fresh white bread, butter (or margarine) generously, and while still as hot as possible, spread bovril very thinly - most of the bread should be visible through the bovril. If the bovril is completely opaque at any point it's too thick. I reckon you'd need less than half a teaspoonful per slice.

2) should be the method for all three on toast when the judgment day arrives, as it will: the mills of itr grind slowly but they grind exceedingly small.

Gah, estela, you have ruined my plan: that m- and v-mite would suffer through over-application, and subtle, sexy bovril would be the only sensible alternative for new, tastier America.

Seriously people, eat the spreads already. I need feedback!

I've started eating kangaroo since my try-hard gourmand friend convinced me it's better for teh environment, leaner, reasonably priced etc.

Estela, you in on the kangaroo steak action at all??

I remember eating 'kanga bangas' and they were fucking awful, but I can hack the steakz.

(i thought this an appropriate place to start roo meat discussion)

why not?

eat the spreads already.

i was thinking i needed to try all at the same time in order not to be prejudiced. is that wrong?

is it quite gamey-tasting? i've never had it.

bovril tastes like ox not rabbit!!

Rubyredd, It is a bit gamey tasting but it is very much a red meat. You can't overcook it, it dries out really easily. I find it to be like super-lean lamb.

WANT

ruby i don't want to bump that other thread so i'll say it here: there are some great Aberhart pix wow. would <3 <3 <3 a postcard thanks :)

cool! i thought you might like. i'll post my paper on this particular image i'm sending you so you understand it... (jokes! :))

http://www.lumiere.net.nz/reader/media/images/img_aberhart4.jpg

please do

net images/postcards don't really do his work justice. i saw his exhibition last year and it was AMAZING. he really captures that latent 'settler nightmare' or colonial gothic image of nz, and avoids the stereotypical tacky icons.

soooooo serious
Is there an age before which children shouldn't have Marmite?

95

i got a super awesome american treat from lxy!

almond roca: buttercrunch toffee with almonds!

it is utterly DIVINE <3 <3 <3 <3

i can't stop eating this stuff

That does sound rather tasty. I'm a sucker for almonds.

ohyay, ruby! and guess what?!! MARMITE IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!

thank you thank you!

the two little jars look so sweet sitting on the windowsill together, waiting for their wee australian partner to arrive. it's like detente through jarred comestibles.

sara, do you want me to send you some almond roca? i will if you webmail your address!

okay now we've got 2 of 3 i'm baout ready to do this thing

jergins?

yes my dear