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Vegemite Adventures
Join me . . . if you dare. I am about to embark on a true adventure,
an adventure of a lifetime. For the first time in my lifetime, I am
about to partake of . . . yes. Vegemite.
Anne (my sweet New Zealand friend) says to try it on white bread.
Not too thick, like you would spread on peanut butter. She also
said it's good in a lettuce sandwich. Well, I don't have any lettuce,
so a bit of white bread will have to suffice.
And, before I continue on, I have to say this adventure is brought to us by my sweet Australian
friend, Rel. Thanks, Rel!! : ) Rel just so happens to think Vegemite is fabulous. Well, we're
about to find out.
By the way, Rel is a total sweetheart. I know you're reading this, lady, so blush away. You
deserve it. I totally adored your address sticker on the package. The five of you all lined up . . .
The Mollet Family. Very very cute.
The package she sent me arrived the other day. I've been trying to get up the nerve to partake.
Inside the package was two samples of Kraft Vegemite. And a koala bear. And a sweet note. A
very fun delivery from the Land Down Unda.
On the customs form it says down at the bottom, "I certify that this package does not contain any
Dangerous or Prohibited Goods eg. Explosives, Flammables, Corrosives, Aerosols etc. A false
declaration is a criminal offence." Below this declaration, Rel scrawled her elegant signature.
Well, we shall soon see, shall we not?
Okay. Here goes.
It kinda smells like I thought it would. Somehow, deep down, call it intuition, perhaps, but I
sorta knew the yeast extract left over from the production of beer would smell something like . . .
this.
Okay, without further ado . . .
You know? The way I broke off this piece of bread, it sorta looks like a heart. Aww . . . a sort
of subliminal message there, Rel?
Sorry. A bit of a digression there.
Okay, here goes. Really. This time it's for real. Over the teeth and through the gums, look out
stomach, here it comes.
What am I in for?
A deep breath.
A wee bite.
Chewing . . . chewing . . .
Whoooo-weeeee!!!! Wow. And I mean WOW!!!
The first taste is just what Anne said it would be. STRONG. But it really doesn't strike with its
greatest intensity for another few chomps. Yike-a-roonie. WOW. Yep, STRONG. Whew.
Breathebreathe. That initial bite packs a serious whallop. But, I've chewed, swallowed, and . . .
ya know? It wasn't that bad. Ready for bite number two?
Thinking about it . . .
Yes. Here goes.
(Only for you, Rel.)
(Okay, and for you too, Anne.)
Nopenopenope. Nuh-uh. No way. Ugh, the second bite is twice as bad as the first. I'm making
faces here that I haven't made since . . . my first kiss? Something like that.
And yeah, it's that bad.
Swallowing . . . surviving . . . okay. Was it that bad?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh.
Sorry, Rel. But don't fear. I know someone who would love the second little sample you sent
me. (ANNE!)
My little piece of bread smeared with authentic Australian Vegemite still sort of looks like a
heart—with two bites taken out of it. It is with a heart full of gratitude and love that I truly say,
"Thanks, Rel. I mean it. Thanks for sending me this . . . stuff . . . so I could have a fun adventure
on an otherwise bland day."
I'll keep the koala for sure. He's a cutie.
So, okay, back to it. Workworkwork. We've got an Oregon Christian Writers Conference to help
situate, and three manuscripts to edit, and the typeset galleys of Standing Strong have just arrived
needing to be looked at. Which should I do first? Ahh . . . spending the next two days with Chris
and Erin . . . yes. Sounds like fun.
Later, gators. Oh, and if Rel ever says, "You need to try Vegemite!" remember this moment.
Ugh, I need something to wash the taste down. Ack!! Suggestions?
So, officially, I'd give Vegemite ** (that's only 2) out of ***** (that's 5) stars. Though it didn't
exactly work for me, give it a try and see if it works for you. Hey, we all need adventure in our
lives, don't we?
Take care, y'all!
Vaya con Dios,
donna
July 17, 2007
Comments
Now you've got me laughing imagining your first kiss face. Show it to me at OCW, will you?
Posted by: Christina Berry
Okay, Donna, I expect to see you piling Vegemite on your bread at every meal at OCW. LOL
Posted by: Judy
Donna - you have broken my heart :( How could anyone as smart, gorgeous, compassionate and
sports-loving like you not like Vegemite???!!!!!! But you were so BRAVE to even try it - so you
go girl! My heart is mended by your always kind and generous words and your wonderful
humour!!!!
I am going to get my Aussie friends to comment so you know it isn't just me who loves Vegemite.
:)
So many hugs to you!
Posted by: Narelle
So typical of Americans. :) I've come the conclusion that it's an acquired taste for them like
pumpkin pie is for us. However, I think no American should be allowed to try vegemite on their
own...I'm POSITIVE they just don't just how thinly it needs to be spread. :) Vegemite is a staple,
so yes, I'm here to support Rel!
Posted by: aussietigger1980
I had this very experience about 10 years ago. One of my very first online friends, when I first got
internet back in 1997, was from Australia and she sent me a teeny little package of Vegemite ...
you know those little things that jam comes in at restaurants? Same type of deal. She told me to
just barely smudge it on. I had fresh homemade bread which I toasted, added some real butter,
and a smudge of Vegemite. I'm as American as they come (never been off the continent!) and I
actually liked it! I think I was the only one, though (there were 6 or 8 others in our chat group that
she sent it to at the same time). But, goodness, no! I wouldn't want it as thick as peanut butter!
That would be truly nasty! Just a smudge! I think it's like a spice or seasoning or something... I
love garlic bread, but I don't want too much garlic. Ya know?
Posted by: Karla
Hi Donna
Rel sent me over to have a look at your adventure with vegemite. My Dad has always told me I'm
not much of an Aussie Kid (well, I'm a grown up now, but you know!). I HATE the stuff. And if
it's any consolation, my oldest BIL hates it too. Don't worry ~ there are a few discerning Aussie's
in the world!
Posted by: Tracy
Hi Donna,
You sure can spin a tale! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, thinking after all the
hoopla and hype that you'd like the stuff for sure. :-) Good for you for trying it, anyway.
Looking forward to seeing you at OCW, lady!
Posted by: Lynetta
Tracy - how could you???!!!LOL!!!!!
Posted by: Narelle
Thanks, Tracy. Whew. You've restored my faith in all y'all from Down Unda. ; )
(Don't worry, Rel. I still wuv ya. And maybe someday I'll try it again ... smearing it on VERY
lightly. BIG piece of bread. WEE smudge of the sludge. Hee-hee-hee ....)
Posted by: donna
I was just struck by an awesome thought: dipping a corn chip into Vegemite would give you two
veggie servings!
Posted by: Christina Berry
LOL! I've tasted Vegemite and if I recall it tasted really salty, or maybe that was the cracker I had
it on. It's been so long ago, five years in fact, that I've kinda forgotten. But I do remember I wasn't
too fond of it. PB any day!
Posted by: Winnie
Hi Donna,
I'm with Rel, I love Vegemite.It was a staple in our house. Even had my in laws buy some before
we arrived in the UK so it was ready for us to eat as soon as we got there! I taught a class in the
US for 6 weeks when I was in college many years ago, and got my little treasures to have a try of
Vegemite and they had the same response as you Donna! Their faces were something. My two
love it as well so we always have it in the house. Long live Vegemite! Love Jenni
Posted by: Jenni
Of course Jen is with me! She's my big sis - LOL!! She is the one who used to eat teaspoonfuls of
Vegemite when she was little. Obviously we weren't obsessed with excess salt intake in those
days - hahaha!
Posted by: Narelle
Teaspoons full of Vegemite? ACKACKYUCKAGHUGGA!! (That's me choking.)
But ... American kids often eat Elmers glue and paste, or nickles and dimes, or rocks and dirt ...
so, I guess I can't say too much about Jen's younger days. Guess it's all just a matter of taste.
(Once, when I was little, I found a wad of chewed bubble gum in the water fountain at the
department store and stuck it in my mouth. Hey, it still had a few good chews left.)
: )
Posted by: donna
Thanks for the laugh. my suggestion would have been try it on toast with butter and one sachet of
vegemite should do 3 slices of toast. i to can eat it by the spoonful. I do have a couple of
american friends i converted to eating vegemite.
(oh while here i have to say i loved the first book in the homeland heros series, am patiently
waiting for number 2 its on back order) I was reading it at the local christian bookshop while
volunteering and i would jump everytime someone came in cos i was so obsorbed in the moment.
Posted by: Ausjenny
Join me . . . if you dare. I am about to embark on a true adventure,
an adventure of a lifetime. For the first time in my lifetime, I am
about to partake of . . . yes. Vegemite.
Anne (my sweet New Zealand friend) says to try it on white bread.
Not too thick, like you would spread on peanut butter. She also
said it's good in a lettuce sandwich. Well, I don't have any lettuce,
so a bit of white bread will have to suffice.
And, before I continue on, I have to say this adventure is brought to us by my sweet Australian
friend, Rel. Thanks, Rel!! : ) Rel just so happens to think Vegemite is fabulous. Well, we're
about to find out.
By the way, Rel is a total sweetheart. I know you're reading this, lady, so blush away. You
deserve it. I totally adored your address sticker on the package. The five of you all lined up . . .
The Mollet Family. Very very cute.
The package she sent me arrived the other day. I've been trying to get up the nerve to partake.
Inside the package was two samples of Kraft Vegemite. And a koala bear. And a sweet note. A
very fun delivery from the Land Down Unda.
On the customs form it says down at the bottom, "I certify that this package does not contain any
Dangerous or Prohibited Goods eg. Explosives, Flammables, Corrosives, Aerosols etc. A false
declaration is a criminal offence." Below this declaration, Rel scrawled her elegant signature.
Well, we shall soon see, shall we not?
Okay. Here goes.
It kinda smells like I thought it would. Somehow, deep down, call it intuition, perhaps, but I
sorta knew the yeast extract left over from the production of beer would smell something like . . .
this.
Okay, without further ado . . .
You know? The way I broke off this piece of bread, it sorta looks like a heart. Aww . . . a sort
of subliminal message there, Rel?
Sorry. A bit of a digression there.
Okay, here goes. Really. This time it's for real. Over the teeth and through the gums, look out
stomach, here it comes.
What am I in for?
A deep breath.
A wee bite.
Chewing . . . chewing . . .
Whoooo-weeeee!!!! Wow. And I mean WOW!!!
The first taste is just what Anne said it would be. STRONG. But it really doesn't strike with its
greatest intensity for another few chomps. Yike-a-roonie. WOW. Yep, STRONG. Whew.
Breathebreathe. That initial bite packs a serious whallop. But, I've chewed, swallowed, and . . .
ya know? It wasn't that bad. Ready for bite number two?
Thinking about it . . .
Yes. Here goes.
(Only for you, Rel.)
(Okay, and for you too, Anne.)
Nopenopenope. Nuh-uh. No way. Ugh, the second bite is twice as bad as the first. I'm making
faces here that I haven't made since . . . my first kiss? Something like that.
And yeah, it's that bad.
Swallowing . . . surviving . . . okay. Was it that bad?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh.
Sorry, Rel. But don't fear. I know someone who would love the second little sample you sent
me. (ANNE!)
My little piece of bread smeared with authentic Australian Vegemite still sort of looks like a
heart—with two bites taken out of it. It is with a heart full of gratitude and love that I truly say,
"Thanks, Rel. I mean it. Thanks for sending me this . . . stuff . . . so I could have a fun adventure
on an otherwise bland day."
I'll keep the koala for sure. He's a cutie.
So, okay, back to it. Workworkwork. We've got an Oregon Christian Writers Conference to help
situate, and three manuscripts to edit, and the typeset galleys of Standing Strong have just arrived
needing to be looked at. Which should I do first? Ahh . . . spending the next two days with Chris
and Erin . . . yes. Sounds like fun.
Later, gators. Oh, and if Rel ever says, "You need to try Vegemite!" remember this moment.
Ugh, I need something to wash the taste down. Ack!! Suggestions?
So, officially, I'd give Vegemite ** (that's only 2) out of ***** (that's 5) stars. Though it didn't
exactly work for me, give it a try and see if it works for you. Hey, we all need adventure in our
lives, don't we?
Take care, y'all!
Vaya con Dios,
donna
July 17, 2007
Comments
Now you've got me laughing imagining your first kiss face. Show it to me at OCW, will you?
Posted by: Christina Berry
Okay, Donna, I expect to see you piling Vegemite on your bread at every meal at OCW. LOL
Posted by: Judy
Donna - you have broken my heart :( How could anyone as smart, gorgeous, compassionate and
sports-loving like you not like Vegemite???!!!!!! But you were so BRAVE to even try it - so you
go girl! My heart is mended by your always kind and generous words and your wonderful
humour!!!!
I am going to get my Aussie friends to comment so you know it isn't just me who loves Vegemite.
:)
So many hugs to you!
Posted by: Narelle
So typical of Americans. :) I've come the conclusion that it's an acquired taste for them like
pumpkin pie is for us. However, I think no American should be allowed to try vegemite on their
own...I'm POSITIVE they just don't just how thinly it needs to be spread. :) Vegemite is a staple,
so yes, I'm here to support Rel!
Posted by: aussietigger1980
I had this very experience about 10 years ago. One of my very first online friends, when I first got
internet back in 1997, was from Australia and she sent me a teeny little package of Vegemite ...
you know those little things that jam comes in at restaurants? Same type of deal. She told me to
just barely smudge it on. I had fresh homemade bread which I toasted, added some real butter,
and a smudge of Vegemite. I'm as American as they come (never been off the continent!) and I
actually liked it! I think I was the only one, though (there were 6 or 8 others in our chat group that
she sent it to at the same time). But, goodness, no! I wouldn't want it as thick as peanut butter!
That would be truly nasty! Just a smudge! I think it's like a spice or seasoning or something... I
love garlic bread, but I don't want too much garlic. Ya know?
Posted by: Karla
Hi Donna
Rel sent me over to have a look at your adventure with vegemite. My Dad has always told me I'm
not much of an Aussie Kid (well, I'm a grown up now, but you know!). I HATE the stuff. And if
it's any consolation, my oldest BIL hates it too. Don't worry ~ there are a few discerning Aussie's
in the world!
Posted by: Tracy
Hi Donna,
You sure can spin a tale! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, thinking after all the
hoopla and hype that you'd like the stuff for sure. :-) Good for you for trying it, anyway.
Looking forward to seeing you at OCW, lady!
Posted by: Lynetta
Tracy - how could you???!!!LOL!!!!!
Posted by: Narelle
Thanks, Tracy. Whew. You've restored my faith in all y'all from Down Unda. ; )
(Don't worry, Rel. I still wuv ya. And maybe someday I'll try it again ... smearing it on VERY
lightly. BIG piece of bread. WEE smudge of the sludge. Hee-hee-hee ....)
Posted by: donna
I was just struck by an awesome thought: dipping a corn chip into Vegemite would give you two
veggie servings!
Posted by: Christina Berry
LOL! I've tasted Vegemite and if I recall it tasted really salty, or maybe that was the cracker I had
it on. It's been so long ago, five years in fact, that I've kinda forgotten. But I do remember I wasn't
too fond of it. PB any day!
Posted by: Winnie
Hi Donna,
I'm with Rel, I love Vegemite.It was a staple in our house. Even had my in laws buy some before
we arrived in the UK so it was ready for us to eat as soon as we got there! I taught a class in the
US for 6 weeks when I was in college many years ago, and got my little treasures to have a try of
Vegemite and they had the same response as you Donna! Their faces were something. My two
love it as well so we always have it in the house. Long live Vegemite! Love Jenni
Posted by: Jenni
Of course Jen is with me! She's my big sis - LOL!! She is the one who used to eat teaspoonfuls of
Vegemite when she was little. Obviously we weren't obsessed with excess salt intake in those
days - hahaha!
Posted by: Narelle
Teaspoons full of Vegemite? ACKACKYUCKAGHUGGA!! (That's me choking.)
But ... American kids often eat Elmers glue and paste, or nickles and dimes, or rocks and dirt ...
so, I guess I can't say too much about Jen's younger days. Guess it's all just a matter of taste.
(Once, when I was little, I found a wad of chewed bubble gum in the water fountain at the
department store and stuck it in my mouth. Hey, it still had a few good chews left.)
: )
Posted by: donna
Thanks for the laugh. my suggestion would have been try it on toast with butter and one sachet of
vegemite should do 3 slices of toast. i to can eat it by the spoonful. I do have a couple of
american friends i converted to eating vegemite.
(oh while here i have to say i loved the first book in the homeland heros series, am patiently
waiting for number 2 its on back order) I was reading it at the local christian bookshop while
volunteering and i would jump everytime someone came in cos i was so obsorbed in the moment.
Posted by: Ausjenny
