Bovril Beef Flavoured Drink - 450gm

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Watt, S. "Intombi Military Hospital and Cemetery". Military History Journal. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging. 5 (6). Bovril jars are commonly excavated as part of archaeological assemblages, such as at Knowles Mill in Worcestershire. [19] Alexander Lawrie (7 August 2009). "Tribute to Scots Bovril inventor". Deadline News . Retrieved 20 October 2013. Bovril was promoted as a superfood in the early 20th century. Advertisements recommended people to dilute it into a tea or spread it on their morning toast. Some adverts even claimed that Bovril could protect one from influenza. [5] In November 2020, Forest Green Rovers Football Club announced a collaboration with the makers of Bovril to create a beet-based version of Bovril to be sold at their New Lawn stadium, where meat-based products had been removed from sale some years prior. [17] Licensed production [ edit ]

Bovril can be made into a drink (referred to in the UK as a " beef tea") by diluting with hot water or, less commonly, with milk. [1] It can be used as a flavouring for soups, broth, stews or porridge, or as a spread, especially on toast in a similar fashion to Marmite and Vegemite. [2] Etymology [ edit ] Copper alloy promotional medal or token for Bovril, c. 1866–1914 For an instant, warming, nourishing drink, simply put one heaped teaspoon (5g) of Instant Bovril Beef Flavoured Drink into a cup. Add 200ml (7floz) of hot water and stir until dissolved.

By 1909, it wasn’t just explorers and soldiers that took strength from Bovril - hundreds and thousands of football supporters up and down the country were gulping down steaming hot cups of Bovril. In fact, by this time, Bovril was so popular with Brits that an electric advertising sign was erected in London’s Piccadilly Circus.

You can use Bovril in small quantities as a spread on bread in the diet, but keep in mind that this product has a very high sodium content. It’s not a good idea to add too much salt to your diet at any time, not just when you are on a diet. Is Bovril good for a cold? In 1871, a Scot, John Lawson Johnston, won a 'canned beef' contract to feed Napoleon's troops with his invention "Johnston's Fluid Beef". This has evolved into the Bovril we know today.British mountaineer Chris Bonington appeared in TV commercials for Bovril in the 1970s and 1980s in which he recalled melting snow and ice on Everest to make hot drinks. [22] See also [ edit ] The inventor of Bovril found an unusual word in a book. The first two letters of the Latin word ‘bovir’, meaning ‘electric fluid’, were combined with the word ‘vril’, which means ‘an electric fluid’. The word was used in the 18th century to describe the fluid that flowed through the human body. It was also used as a name for a type of electric battery, and it is still used today. Is Bovril high in B12? Salt, Flavourings (contain Celery), Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides The first part of the product's name comes from Latin bovīnus, meaning "ox". [3] Johnston took the -vril suffix from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's then-popular novel, The Coming Race (1871), the plot of which revolves around a superior race of people, the Vril-ya, who derive their powers from an electromagnetic substance named "Vril". Therefore, Bovril indicates great strength obtained from an ox. [4] History [ edit ] Poster for Bovril, about 1900; V&A Museum no. E.163-1973 Bovril was an inspired name marrying together meat, myth and magic: the first part of the word ‘bo’ borrowed from bovine and the second part ‘vril’ from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s science fiction novel, The Coming Race, in which the Vril-ya were an underground people with awesome electrical powers.