I appreciate the clarification on Bovril. I had a friend from South Africa who use to eat it by the spoonfull, but I see from further research that she was not in the norm!
Thanks for the comment. A correction will be made as soon as possible.
Gene Gable
Submitted by GeneGable on Wed, 08/24/2005 - 05:18.
Another British trait is pedantry: Bovril is not a paste supposed to be eaten with a spoon, it is to be mixed with hot water to create a soup or savoury drink. You are perhaps confusing this with Marmite, a gooey yeast-based product, that (arguably) tastes like meat and is spread on bread or toast. (Incidentally Marmite has a great non-changing label, almost the same since 1902, and amusing advertising campaign based on whether you love it or hate it. http://www.marmite.co.uk/)
I'm surprised the country that invented SPAM and various other monstrosities doesn't import them by the van load!
Thanks for the Bovril update!
I appreciate the clarification on Bovril. I had a friend from South Africa who use to eat it by the spoonfull, but I see from further research that she was not in the norm!
Thanks for the comment. A correction will be made as soon as possible.
Gene Gable
Don't eat Bovril with a Spoon!
Another British trait is pedantry: Bovril is not a paste supposed to be eaten with a spoon, it is to be mixed with hot water to create a soup or savoury drink. You are perhaps confusing this with Marmite, a gooey yeast-based product, that (arguably) tastes like meat and is spread on bread or toast. (Incidentally Marmite has a great non-changing label, almost the same since 1902, and amusing advertising campaign based on whether you love it or hate it. http://www.marmite.co.uk/)
I'm surprised the country that invented SPAM and various other monstrosities doesn't import them by the van load!
1941 SPAM Poem
A bat of putter,
A sablespoon of peam,
One egg or anutter:
A spamlike dweam.
H.S. Hastings