Vegemite, the famous Australian spread for toast and sandwiches, was developed in 1923 by a Melbourne chemist, Cyril P. Callister, at the request of local cheese merchant Fred Walker, who had the contract to supply yeast for Carlton and United Breweries. The name was chosen from entries in a national competition - but there is no record of who won the first prize of fifty pounds.
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Monday, March 19, 2007
Trivia Pur$uit
Vegemite, the famous Australian spread for toast and sandwiches, was developed in 1923 by a Melbourne chemist, Cyril P. Callister, at the request of local cheese merchant Fred Walker, who had the contract to supply yeast for Carlton and United Breweries. The name was chosen from entries in a national competition - but there is no record of who won the first prize of fifty pounds.
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