a deep dark brown 'extract' spread on bread and toast in Australia
Vegemite is made from yeast extract--which really means it's the goo that's scraped out of the bottom of tanks that beer is made in.
Vegemite is good for you because it's high in vitamin B, etc. It has salt in it to keep it fresh.
Other similar brands are Promite and Marmite.
Vegemite is available in the USA from Ausimports in one size.
* 235 gram, (7.83 oz) size jars for $6.20 /jar.
* 2 or more jars are available for only $5.80 each.
The Land Down Under
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thank Y/you for all the wonderful memories.
A Kangaroo is a macropod which means "big foot".
There are over 40 different types (species) of Kangaroo. The smaller ones are usually called Wallabies
The largest is the Red Kangaroo. It stands taller than a man and can weigh 85 kgs. It is the largest marsupial in the world.
The Kangaroo moves by hopping on its powerful hind legs. It uses its thick long tail to balance its body while hopping. A kangaroo can hop at up to 60kmh (40mph).
It can also leap over obstacles up to 3m (10ft) high.
Because of the unusual shape of its legs and its bulky tail a kangaroo can't walk or move backwards very easily.
The kangaroo usually rests in the shade during the day and comes out to eat in the late afternoon and night when its much cooler.
It eats mostly grass.
It needs very little water to survive. It can survive without drinking for months.
A kangaroo carries its baby in its pouch. The baby is born really tiny and crawls into its mother's pouch. The baby lives in its mother's pouch till its quite large. Even when its quite large it still drinks milk from a teat in its mother's pouch.
It sometimes jumps into its mother's pouch head first when frightened.
The kangaroo fights by attacking its opponent with its front paws (which have sharp claws) or by kicking them with its powerful hind legs.
Cookies and crackers are called “biscuits”
The phrase, “no worries” means “it’s ok, no problem”
Australians do not pronounce “r’s” at the end of a word
“car” is “caaaa” and “harbor” is “habaaa”…but no worries you get used to it
A “docket” is a receipt,
A “chemist” is a drug store pharmacy,
Signs with “clearway” means no parking,
A “plunger” is a 1 cup coffee maker,
Mailboxes are called “letterboxes”,
Post office is called “Australia Post”,
“Let’s have a look” means “let’s go look at that”,
A torch is a flashlight,
A “child capsule” is a baby car seat,
“Chips” are French fries,
“Baby diapers” are called nappies,
A “cuppa” is a cup of tea,
Capsicums are also red or green peppers,
A baby stroller is called a pram,
“queue here” mans “line starts here”,
prawns are shrimp,
rice bubbles are rice krispies (cute, eh?),
Cocky’s Joy is a can of maple syrup and found with ice, cream syrups,
“Ouwa” – hour,
In asking for sugar, clerks wont recognize what you want…remember it is “suugaaaa” Down under style!,
A bench is a kitchen counter top,
A rubbish bin is a trash can,
A green slip is required car insurance,
You ring them instead of telephoning them,
A fag is a cigarette,
The loo is the bathroom,
Common Aussie jargon – “shower in a can” is deodrant ,and “flyspray” is perfume,
A hooter is a horn…and not a man’s sports bar,
Other things we should know….,
Lots of coconut and palm trees,
Drive on the left,
No public school buses, children use public transport,
lots of trains, buses and cabs (public transportation, is very good),
taxi cabs have lights on top like an American police car,
Train, ferry and bus strikes were common,
Apartments without heating or refrigerators,
Most heaters are a coil filled with oil on wheels,
5 free cable channels,
foil boxes have ridges, no metal cutter,
cheese and milk taste different,
eggs are not in the cold section,
cheddar cheese is white,
delicious things include the discover of meat pies, sausage rolls, violet crumble, crumpets, vegemite and tim tams,
very little season changes leads to year ‘round gardening,
door locks turn the opposite way,
electric outlets have an on/off switch,
light switches flip down for on and up for off,
clothes lines in every yard and porch,
vegemite is salty but if you spread it thinly on a cracker with butter, it is very good,
not much variety in yogurt, but many types of strawberry,
no postage stamp machines,
letters are mailed outside only,
no mail is delivered on Saturday or Sunday,
mailmen deliver mail on motorbikes,
internet café’s everywhere,
sugar and salt have bigger crystals,
either of the two buttons on the toilet tank flush the toilet, only with different amounts of water,
no drive-thru banking,
no deposit envelopes at the ATM’s,
Spring sprang on September 1 of every year,
If looking for a ladies shoes you will have a hard time finding anything larger than a size 9, or it is special ordered,
Petite sizes are abundant because of the Asian market,
Discovering Violet crumble, crumpets and morning/afternoon tea-time!
The proper Aussie lady will dorn an open umbrella that matches her outfit to protect her lilly white skin from the sun…and it must match her shoes,
Australian sunsceen is an umbrella or a hat,
You can’t see the big dipper,
The sound of a magpie,
The smell of blue gum and eucalyptus,
Prices of things…,
$3 – 4 dozen eggs (brown eggs),
$1 and $2 coins – no quarters,
Money coins are: .05, .10, .20, .50, $1, and $2,
.50 cent piece is an octagon,
no pennies,
money is different colors and lengths,
money is plastic and ok to wash,
hotels have a “bed tax” separate from price of room,
(June 1999) gas was .82 per liter or $3.20 gallon,
A can of coke is $1.40,
One row of oreos is $3.00,
You can teach at a University with Honours Bachelor degree for $92 an hour,
As of October 1999, letter postage from Australia to America is $1.50 AUD, (jumped from $1.05 w/o warning
