Posted by Andrew Jones on August 01, 2004 at 13:38:17 from 81.77.164.210 user AndrewDJ.
In Reply to: educating Bridget posted by Ed Kiser on August 01, 2004 at 13:18:10:
Bovril IS a brand name of a beef extract paste that can either be used with boiling water to make a beef drink or else as a spread. There's a certain similarity in the packaging or marmite which has been well discussed here before. It's still available and is now part of Unilever's suite of brands as the link below attests