Another Marmite Question

[brawburd]

I hear it called a British childhood institution, but I don't know any Scottish folk who ate it as a child. Is it an English rather than British thing?

[gazzawazza]

No, it's not an english thing. I've never heard it called a british childhood institution, is that the manufacturers trying to turn it into one?

We certainly never ate it as kids and I don't think many others did either.

[sft42]

It's bowfin'........maukit english scran.

[Headtime]

I think Marmite, did try to market as a childhood institution. In the 1970's their TV ad's had the tagline, "Marmite. It's the Growing Up spread you never Grow Out of".

[nomad2]

Vegemite is heaps better!

[Tat]

i'm with you nomad2.

[owner2]

I'm Scottish and remember eating it for the first time at a friend's house sometime in the 60s- with disastrous results.As a practical joke he neglected to inform me that it shouldn't be spread in marmalade size quantities.Didn't put me off though.I love it.

[cheyenne]

yeah we had marmite in the fifties . we would take marmite sandwiches to school everybody ate it and i still to its great.