MARMITE RULZ AND VEGEMITE SUX SHIT

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

<3

the vegemite will be there soon, which means the small sweet surprise will be there soon too.

OMG SEATTLE POST OFFICE YOU DON'T SUCK SO BAD AFTERALL

i won't send that letter of complaint now.

(lxy, i have about 4 pieces of almond roca left... i'm such a piggy! but it is SO FREAKIN GOOD)

lxy, you are too sweet! You guys have to stop offering to send me things. I can't even get organized enough to get my bathrooms cleaned right now, much less send things via post office. The guilt will kill me!!!

hey lady i'm offering not asking so send your address already!

xox

ruby, i know, right? soooo good. the day i mailed it i had to go buy some for myself because it was all i could do to refrain from ripping open one of the packages.

once all three are here, i will do a proper test on toast. i will not count my black label experiment in the final results

also, jj and fb will still drink it.

So you're drinking toast now, too?

lxy, I will try to webmail my address to you and then this summer I will try to send something back. (Don't worry, not poop. That is strictly John's department, whatever he might tell you.)

O HAPPY DAY THE VEGEMITE HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!

we will have a taste test very soon and record our results here. live blog it? post pictures? youtube? who knows??!

anyway, thank you, dear estela, for the lovely package! thank you! thanks!

<3,
lxy

i think there should be categories in the judging, eg. best looking jar, nicest colour of spread, nicest texture, nicest smell, best taste with margarine, best taste with butter, best taste in a bloody mary, etc

nicest colour of spread

I don't think we should worry about this one.

live blog it?

lol @ u

those are good ideas, ruby! we could plan an entire contest weekend.

re color: why not?

re live blog: why not?

re trying to get this posted: pipe down for a second, all y'all.

categories are good. i rate everything!

lxy, isn't the vegemite label handsome?

colour: because they all look dégueulasse

there needs to be a best mailer's pet posing with a jar category.