And here's me thinking that one of the only reasons for eating was that
you're vegetarian and desparate for B12. No, we didn't get the story on
Vegemite here in Oz - that was a sidebar for the seppos.
Some people here are outraged that Kraft took over vegemite - I reckon you
guys are welcome to it!
AndrewF
>Thank you Andrew for restoring my confidence. I happen to be a vegetarian,
>but I remain unconverted by this or any other discussion (remember the
>Olympic side story on Vegemite). My mom used to give us Brewer's yeast,
>and it is good on popcorn, but I get queasy at the thought of eating, or
>the sight of someone else eating this stuff.
>
>Gregg
>
>>Thank goodness - I'm agnostic on this one - I have no faith that either
>>product is actually edible.
>>AndrewF
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>> >There are three topics that should never be mentioned on a mailing list for
>> >the utmost warfare that will evolve. They are religion, politics, and the
>> >marmite is better than Vegemite fallacy.
>> >
>> >Foxy
>> >
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>> >Anecdotal evidence suggests that people who eat Marmite are much less
>> >likely to get bitten by mozzies. For list members not familiar with
>> >Marmite, it's a yeast extract, thick and black, which is slapped
>> >liberally on bread and toast. Stuffed full of vitamin B12, which is
>> >supposed to end up concentrated in your skin, and which mosquitoes do
>> >not like. I don't know if the same is said of Vegemite, the weak and
>> >inferior Australian yeast extract product (I speak as a Marmite purist).
>> >
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