The Great Marmite Drought Of 2021

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The Great Marmite Drought Of 2021

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Sure to go down in history as the biggest issue of the year.

To the unwashed : reduced activity within the brewing industry has caused a defecit of a yeast-oriented ingredient for Marmite manufacture.

To the enlightened : You already know the pain. We need not discuss it.

Some suggest this situation is actually a far right left wing anarchical splinter group construct : intended to break down the very fabric of our society and divide us once and for all. Only time will tell.

Supermarket shelves may be bare, but joy can still be found in small local shops. Some have moved their stocks to inside their safe (naturally) but others may be blissfully unaware of the gold they hold. I have one jar in use, and over the weekend managed to procure a small 125g jar AND a 250g jar. As we are one big ov9 family - if it is too late for your foraging efforts within your own locale - I would be prepared to share small quantities with forum regulars. Just enough for a hit. Obviously I will need to cover postage and packaging, so I can do this for mates rates - £73.18 per 2.5g.

Let me know comrades.
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Due to the huge increase in dog ownership during lockdown there is a Marmite substitute in plentiful supply, people in the know say it is hard to distinguish from the real thing.
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It's all about control innit.
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Time to discover teh superior awesomeness that is the bovine spread - Bovril...
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I was reading about this the other day. Fortunately we have a wee stash so I have no need to encourage your blatant profiteering Mik.
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John wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:16 am Due to the huge increase in dog ownership during lockdown there is a Marmite substitute in plentiful supply, people in the know say it is hard to distinguish from the real thing.
<adds John to the unwashed list>
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John wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:16 am Due to the huge increase in dog ownership during lockdown there is a Marmite substitute in plentiful supply, people in the know say it is hard to distinguish from the real thing.
^ Underrated post!
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ZedLeg wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:20 am I have no need to encourage your blatant profiteering Mik.
How dare you.
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You can buy 1.2kg of it on Amazon for £16.85. Well, you could - I've just bought it as a hedge against Dogecoin's volatility.
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Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:19 am Time to discover teh superior awesomeness that is the bovine spread - Bovril...
My go to secret ingredient in stews, chili etc 8-)

They had shitloads of it in Aldi last week so bought a big jar due to Marmite shortage.
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Carlos wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 11:13 am
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:19 am Time to discover teh superior awesomeness that is the bovine spread - Bovril...
My go to secret ingredient in stews, chili etc 8-)

They had shitloads of it in Aldi last week so bought a big jar due to Marmite shortage.
Panic buying - this is how it starts.
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Jobbo wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:38 am You can buy 1.2kg of it on Amazon for £16.85. Well, you could - I've just bought it as a hedge against Dogecoin's volatility.
Marmite is Dogeshite
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Marmite and Bovril are both Gravy essence that has failed the quality tests in cat food.

Dave!
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V8Granite wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 12:39 pm Marmite and Bovril are both Gravy essence that has failed the quality tests in cat food.

Dave!
Dave speaketh the truth!
JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:26 pm I say this rarely Dave, but listen to Dinny because he's right.
Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:57 pm but Dinny was right…
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ZedLeg wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:20 am I was reading about this the other day. Fortunately we have a wee stash so I have no need to encourage your blatant profiteering Mik.

I thought you were a Vegemite.
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Marmite is vegan 🙂, also vegemite is inferior.
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Beany wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 12:01 pm
Jobbo wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 10:38 am You can buy 1.2kg of it on Amazon for £16.85. Well, you could - I've just bought it as a hedge against Dogecoin's volatility.
Marmite is Dogeshite
Truth.
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Never tasted either, the smell is enough to put me off.
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ZedLeg wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 1:10 pm Marmite is vegan 🙂, also vegemite is inferior.

Yeah, I know, it was just a way to crowbar in Vege.
It's been that long since I've had any of them I can't remember which I liked/disliked/preferred, and I don't fancy having to buy a pot of each to find out :(
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Can I just take a moment to mention that the greatest thing to happen to me in 2020 wasn't buying my house. It wasn't the divorce(although that was a very close second).

It was the discovery of squeezy marmite containers.
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