Re: No more toast?
Citizen Smith <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | free.toast,alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove |
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Sn!pe wrote: > > Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 2024-06-11, Kyonshi wrote: > > > On 6/6/2024 1:53 PM, Simon wrote: > > >> On 2024-06-05, Sn!pe wrote: > > >>> Borax Man <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> On 2024-05-28, Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> On 2024-05-28, Nicholas D. Richards wrote: > > >>>>>> Borax Man <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> On 2024-05-27, Sn!pe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Borax Man <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-26, Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-26, kyonshi wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>> kinda quiet here lately > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> I ran out of toast, but I have bread. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> I've momentarily switched to crumpets. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> While there is no substitute for Toast!, I must confess that I'm > > >>>>>>>> quite partial to a well-buttered crumpet with salt and two kinds > > >>>>>>>> of pepper. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Just butter, salt and pepper? Nothing else? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> What types of pepper do you use? I usually put either ham and > > >>>>>>> cheese, ham or cream cheese, or just vegemite. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Veg e mite, emetic, not in this house. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> I was so glad to find a shop in Spain that sells Vegemite :-) > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> I met some Australians while travelling Europe who carried a tube > > >>>> with them. I'm Australian myself, and I grew up eating lots of the > > >>>> stuff. Spread THICK on toast is lovely. I'll even eat it out of the > > >>>> jar with a spoon! > > >>>> > > >>>> It's an acquired taste, to be sure. > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> It's a pity that it's ersatz. Vegemite tries to be a substitute > > >>> for Marmite, which definitely came first. > > >>> > > >> I like both and have to say that I am glad I can at least > > >> get Vegemite here. > > >> > > >>> While we're on that sort of flavour: I like a mug of hot Bovril > > >>> to go with Toast!; a big mug, as in a pint or more. > > >>> > > >> Bovril is also something I miss :-( > > >> > > > > > > I have to say that Vegemite is clearly the better flavor. Marmite tastes > > > burnt. > > > > > > (had a friend who likes Marmite try Vegemite once, she claimed it tasted > > > burnt) > > > > I grew up with Marmite but when living in Australia you get used to Vegemite, > > now I prefer it. I can eat both. > > It occurs to me that this discussion would be just as much at home in > alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove AKA > "The Caff" as it is here in free.toast , so I've crossposted it. > > Greetings, Brekkie Fans, it's the Toast! Team on tour. My vote goes to marmite.