With all this talk of marmite, I have to ask…
Am I the only unicyclist around here who really, really can’t stand the stuff?
Am I also right in thinking that Marmite is basically the sludge pulled out of the bottom of vats as a byproduct of something else? (Beer?)
Phil, just me
Phil, how right you are!
I suppose it’s just like anything else in the food industry. We have a hog slaughterhouse in Rochelle. The saying is that they use everything but the squeal.
Bruce
Ah, well… I know people who like pork scratchings… maybe it’s just me but “pork” based products should not still have hairs in…
Phil, just me (evidently)
Re: I’m going to try Marmite
From: “yoopers” <yoopers.9pcmn@timelimit.unicyclist.com>
>
> Danny Colyer wrote:
> > Roger, it looks like unicycle.com may have to start up a grocery
> > section.
> > I’m curious about Hershey’s, Twinkies and root beer
>
> Based on Carol McLeans description of Sarah’s encounter with a Twinkie,
> am I assuming correctly that a Twinkie is one American counterpart of
> British Marmite? >
It’s been several weeks since the Unicon Twinkie Experience, but I’m still
in shock. Not like a Twinkie? Not like root beer? How can that be? At
least people were ok with the Tootsie Rolls and the Airheads (the candy,
that is).
However, I am now willing to sacrifice a few taste buds and try Marmite.
So, please put me on the Marmite.5 Journey Roster. I expect that once the
jar makes the rounds of the entire U. S., it will come back with all new
components and may even taste good by then. (We can only hope.)
Oh, yes, I am planning to make Unicycle Soup today. It has those little
noodle-y wheels in it, and it’s kind of spicy. Stop by if you’re in the
neighborhood. Bring dessert.
Carol
Minnesota
Re: Re: I’m going to try Marmite
How does Twinkies with a creamy Marmite filling sound for dessert?
Well, maybe not…
Wonderful Carol, shoot me an e-mail with your address so I can start organizing the route.
camf at hotmail.com
RE: I’m going to try Marmite
> Am I the only unicyclist around here who really,
> really can’t stand the stuff?
Am I the only unicyclist who can’t stand the discussion? Are we far enough
off topic yet? Threads like this need a place to exist, but not in my inbox.
I sent Gilby an email about ways to possibly divide up what gets sent to
rec.sport.unicycling and what doesn’t. Any ideas?
> Am I also right in thinking that Marmite is basically
> the sludge pulled out of the bottom of vats as a
> byproduct of something else? (Beer?)
Something like that. Like a good old American hot dog!
JF
How about dividing up the multiple posts, too?
Since so many on this thread seem to be so open-minded (open-mouthed?) about “going International” with food,
I guess that Jack Halpern and I are going to have to turn you on to natto when y’all come over here for Unicon XII.
Read about it here: Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart.
At the risk of calling down the Wrath of John, and in the interests of diverting the unbearable cult of Marmite that has sprung up, here’s how the carnivores down in Mississippi fix dinner (supposedly):
Hawg cookin’ (scroll down to the 4th photo)
Re: I’m going to try Marmite
yoopers wrote:
> If the British claim that Marmite is addictive, they ain’t seen
> nothin’ yet when it comes to the addictive draw of a Hershey’s chocolate
> bar! Wahoo!
Yup, that’s what I meant.
I’m not expecting it to be delicious. I used to have a GF who had spent 6
months au pairing in the US. A single taste of a Hershey bar had been
enough to put her off chocolate for the entire 6 months. And putting a
woman off chocolate for 6 months is quite an achievement in my book.
And just for John:
ob-rsu: Can we see any Americans eating Marmite on toast while mowing the
lawn?
(But seriously, that’s one reason why I can’t be having with mailing lists
or web fora. At least with a newsgroup I can killfile OT crap like this if
it bores me).
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Re: I’m going to try Marmite
On 21/8/02 11:44 am, Peter Haworth posted:
>
> For the true Marmite master, there’s nothing like a combination of Marmite
> and honey. (I know it sounds strange, but so do banana and bacon sandwiches,
> which are also great.) Actually, there is something like it, but it requires
> even greater mastery; Marmite and honey on toast has the same great taste,
> but be prepared to lose the skin from your hard palette.
Wow - I used to do Marmite & Honey as a child and had forgotten all about
it. I’d never heard of anyone else doing it.
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Trevor Coultart