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Vegemite (/ ˈ v ɛ dʒ i m aɪ t / VEJ-uh-myte) [1] [2] is a thick, dark brown [3] Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Callister in Melbourne , Victoria for the Fred Walker Company in 1922, and it was first sold in stores on 25 October 1923.
A biography of Callister, The Man Who Invented Vegemite, written by his grandson Jamie Callister, was published in 2012. [4] [13] Callister is the great uncle to Kent Callister, a professional snowboarder who has competed at the Winter Olympics for Australia. The Cyril Callister Foundation, established in 2019, commemorates his life and work.
[7] [8] After poor sales performance, Walker changed the product's name to Parwill (a joking reference to Marmite: "Ma might, but Pa will") before returning to Vegemite. [9] (In 1935, customers were given a free jar of Vegemite with every Fred Walker & Co. product purchased, and the popularity of the spread grew steadily after this promotion. [8]
It is primarily used as a spread on sandwiches and toast similar to Vegemite and Marmite. Promite was invented in the 1950s by Henry Lewis & Company and marketed under the Masterfoods brand. Henry Lewis & Company later became MasterFoods Australia and New Zealand, before being bought out by Mars, Incorporated , a privately owned U.S. company ...
Large quantities of beef were available across the British Dominions and South America, but transport and storage were problematic. Therefore, Johnston created a product known as 'Johnston's Fluid Beef', later called Bovril, to meet Napoleon's needs. [6] By 1888, over 3,000 UK public houses, grocers and dispensing chemists were selling Bovril ...
A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora (in the family Solanaceae) found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Bryonia alba (the English mandrake, in the family Cucurbitaceae) or the American mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum in the family Berberidaceae) which have similar properties.
Men and women have the same number of ribs: 24, or 12 pairs. The erroneous idea that women have one more rib than men may stem from the biblical creation story of Adam and Eve. The use of cotton swabs (aka cotton buds or Q-Tips) in the ear canal has no associated medical benefits and poses definite medical risks.
A French translation was made by Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire in 1883. [24] Another translation into French was made by J. Tricot in 1957, following D'Arcy Thompson's interpretation. [25] A German translation of books I–VIII was made by Anton Karsch, starting in 1866. [26] A translation of all ten books into German was made by Paul Gohlke ...