From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!tekmdp!dadla!dadla-b!hutch Newsgroups: net.cooks Title: Re: Vegemite Article-I.D.: dadla-b.347 Posted: Fri Feb 18 12:13:04 1983 Received: Sun Feb 20 06:36:43 1983 I have just at this very moment, a jar of marmite sitting here before my very terminal. I will describe it as I try it out. It looks like brown shoe polish, as I smear some on a crumpet (snob, snob) with a plastic spoon (plebe, plebe). Smells very much like beef stock. Ingredient list says "Yeast Extract, Salt, Carrots, Onions, and Spices" and the stuff is made by Bovril Canada Inc. Suggested serving size is 1 Tablespoon, which seems like a LOT to me, so I won't use that much. Tastes rather like salty, strong onion stock, reminiscent of the very strong concentrated drippings from a roast cooked with onions. Not bad, though I can see how someone might not like it. Should be an excellent spice. Not afraid to risk my taste buds in the service of net-kind, Steve Hutchison ... decvax!tektronix!tekmdp!dadla!hutch