[LargeFormat] Vegemite

[Kent Gibbs]

Thanks for the laugh. I just about fell out of my chair reading your
comments.

--- Brock Nanson <brock@nanson.org> wrote:
> But where does Promite fit into the picture?  My wife always insists
> on
> bringing several jars of what I call 'black death' back with us from
> Brisbane.  Can't buy it here in British Columbia... I could make a
> smart
> comment about why we are above importing it, but won't out of fear
> that I
> might offend someone ;-)   Oddly enough, she won't touch Vegemite or
> Marmite... same sh*t different bucket I say, but what do I know.
> 
> If someone would point me to a North American supplier of this stuff,
> I
> could probably save $5,000 bi-annually on airfares...
> 
> Just to keep this within missile range of on-topic, I try to haul my
> sinar f
> with me as well... but next time will stick with the Super Graphic I
> think -
> much more portable and easier to explain to security staff.
> 
> Brock
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stein <stein@bekkers.com.au>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 6:09 PM
> Subject: [LargeFormat] Vegemite
> 
> 
> > Dear Readers,
> >
> >     Lambert is not as cracked as he sounds - or at least not on the
> side
> > towards the audience.
> >
> >     Vegemite TM is a Kraft product that is made of reprocessed
> yeast
> sludge
> > from the end of the brewing cycle. It is salty, strange, and tasty
> - a
> > definite hit on hot toast or Sao biscuits. It is very high in some
> vitamins.
> > But it is still brown sludge.
> >
> >      Yes, it has been used in large format photography. A thin
> slurry has
> > been used by some students to tone fibre-based prints. Presumably
> because
> > they are students and cannot afford Viradon. It is as dreadful in
> this
> mode
> > as all the other food colouring tricks - tea, coffee, etc.
> >
> >     For me, I stick to the Vegemite on the biscuits and it sticks
> to me.
> But
> > then I always was a messy eater.
> >
> >      Uncle Dick
> >
> > PS: The English equivalent is Marmite. As with all things English
> it is
> sad
> > and effete. See English cricket XI.....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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=====
Kent M. Gibbs
Knuckle Dragging Ramp Ape
(a.k.a. Boeing Flightline Mechanic)

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