MarmiteGate

Taste buds are strange things. Whereas I seem to be out of kilter with coffee aficionados who cannot operate without a mugful of caffeine or tea jennies who think a cup of tea is the answer to the stresses of life, I do love Brussel Sprouts and Marmite, (separately, although I haven't tried them together), and so when I heard about the trade war between Unilever and Tesco resulting in jars of Marmite being withdrawn from sale, I panicked and bought an extra jar just in case.

You can imagine how I would react if there were a shortage of any other staple product- one of those annoying people who rush out and help clear the shelves in the local supermarket. Shameful behaviour really. However since Sainsbury's had an adequate pyramid of Marmite jars, I have no guilt in overstocking my cupboard.

I actually only bought one jar, the third one in the blip is empty and only kept because I like the iconic design and shape,and I can't bear to throw it out. Sooner or later His Lordship will complain about it taking up space and it will find its way into the bucket.