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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> > I just bought a small 4 oz jar here in Oklahoma. (not to much of this stuff
> > around here) :-)
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> You can use butter or not use butter as you prefer (I don't use butter; I like
> my Vegemite straight).
I generally use butter or margerine, as it makes the Vegemite easier to
spread thin. But I sometimes take it straight too.
> But I would not use honey butter or any other flavoured
> butter or any other spread with Vegemite, as Vegemite is a flavour that will
> win out over any other flavour.
Definitely.
> OK, now a thin scraping of Vegemite should be applied to the bread. If the
> knife is moving smoothly, you probably have it too thick. You should be
> experiencing some slight drag of the knife over the bread surface because the
> vegemite is so thin. (Of course, if the bread is already covered in butter,
> you may not experience the "drag" effect). Think "thin", think "scrape". A
> little goes a looong way. It is a strong flavour.
For beginners, less is definitely more. I've seen Vegemite Virgins swear off
the stuff forever because their first try was spread too thick.
> Personally, I regard Vegemite as a breakfast item, and indeed
> vegemite-on-toast is one of life's easiest breakfasts. I accompany it with
> orange juice or coffee.
Also good under a fried egg (or with egg of any kind).
> Many non-Aussies do not take to Vegemite. You have to understand that
> Australian kids are usually introduced to it as babies. As it is so full of
> exciting vitamins and stuff, when I was a baby, it was disolved in warm water
> and fed to babies, so we pretty much grew up addicted to it. It seems more
> difficult to acquire a taste for it as an adult.
When I was a kid I used to eat it by the spoonful straight from the jar.
Even used my finger when mum wasn't looking (shhhhhhhhh!)
> Do not even begin to imagine that Vegemite is the same as Marmite or Promite,
> both of which have some superficial similarity but taste (to my
> Vegemite-trained taste buds) completely different and totally repulsive.
I concur. For more "Vegemite for non-aussies" info, you might want to ask
Maggie Cambron - a recent convert! http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=30304
> For more information about Vegemite, see their WWW site:
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> www.vegemite.com.au
I think that just about covers everything.
ROSCO
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