Is it okay to have Vegemite sandwiches for tea? Or should one stick to cucumber, watercress, salmon, etc.?
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It depends on the type of person being entertained. Big Bob the bouncer would rather have a roast beef sandwich. 
Yeah, I agree with Violet in that it depends on your guests.
Vegemite (and Marmite) are pretty acquired tastes and you may find the ambiance of your tea party is spolit by a spray of damp crumbs issuing from your guests’ pursed lips in the general direction of their host.
Not only do I like Marmite sandwiches, I think it makes a splendid gravy!
There’s a UK advert where a beautiful blonde invites a bloke in to her apartment, then starts seducing him. (It certainly got my full attention 
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They kiss, but immediately he breaks away and runs out.
The camera drifts away from the disappointed girl to her kitchen, where Marmite is on display…
…and the punchline is ‘You either love it or hate it’!
This says so.
Having never partaken of it, I wouldn’t know.
Just finished off my 2.5 kilogram tub of vegemite I got for my birthday last October! Fortunately I’ve got about 1 kilo left in two smaller jars, and some marmite and promite.
Anytime is right for vegemite!
QtM
Well, it depends. How much do you hate your guests?
Actually, I was talking about me!
I mean, bread and butter with cucumbers are all right; but I loves me some Vegemite! Pity it’s so hard to come by around here. (Well, not that hard; but they don’t sell it at Albertson’s.)
Now that they’ve finished painting and carpeting my apartment, I suppose I could have guests over. Of course, I’m not big on furniture, so we’d have to have tea on the lawn. Well, maybe that’s not such a good idea; the neighbours use the lawn as their personal doggie toilets. Well, there’s always the courtyard.
I’ve only two small jars of Vegemite left. Almost time to head down to Santa Monica to the British shop for more.
No, it is poor form indeed to serve Vegemite sandwiches to guests. A vegemite sammich or vegemite on toast is a very personal thing, and is normally consumed only in the privacy of one’s own home…(except when you paste it on the kids lunches).
In the name of appropriate etiquette, serve cucumber and salmon. But not Vegemite.
No, it is not okay to have vegemite sandwiches for anything.
I’m sure she meant well, but LadyDragon’s link included Chilli con Carne as a suitable item for a teatime menu, so they evidently have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock at vegemite.com.au.
You didn’t say you were only catering for yourself Johnny, so that changes things considerably. There’s no etiquette I know of prohibiting you from serving yourself anything you like at tea - even chilli - but be sure you wipe the smears off your chin afterwards.
Who has formal afternoon tea???
Okay, I have a few times, but it’s usually at some high-falutin’ hotel.
And no, they did not serve Vegemite.
Johnny, I’ll be in LA on Dec 15th if you want to place an order I can bring you enough to keep your heart content.
Vegemite is great anytime!
If you want Vegemite yick for tea, knock yerself out. In my own experience (extensive time in Ireland and England), tea is whatever you put on the table. My husband in Irish, so we have tea every afternoon in my house. It can range from beans on toast w/sausages to biccies w/fruit. For example, we had people over today and we had cold sliced beef and ham, tinned salmon, hard boiled eggs, lettuce and tomato salad, bread and butter and homemade chocolate chip cookies. The only real constant is tea.
If you want to put on a fancy tea, expect a lot of work. When I do, I make smoked salmon, roast beef and watercress finger sandwiches. Scones with jam and a fruit tart with heavy cream (I would kill to get some double cream in the U.S.) round out the menu.
Just please yourself.
G.
I’ve never had Vegemite for tea, but I have had other savories–even for a fancy tea, they make a nice, contrasting middle course between the cucumber sandwiches and the scones–and don’t see why you couldn’t.
Granuaile: Do you have a Giant near you? The ones in my area have double Devonshire cream for about $4.50 a jar. Somewhat expensive, but good for a treat once in awhile.
If I feel like doing something fancy at home, I’ll make “harlequin” egg-and-tomato sandwiches, or double-decked “checkerboard” sandwiches with cucumber and salmon or crab salad. Both are fairly quick and easy, and look nice to impress guests when arranged out on a plate.
Thanks, Ell. If the British shop runs out I’ll take you up on your offer!
But the important thing is this: If you’re coming out on 15/12, then it sounds like a great excuse for a Dopefest!
Oh dear. What have I got myself into?
Bloody typical. Ell will make it to a dopefest in the US before she makes it to one in her own city…