[Rockhounds] OT: The Omnivore's Hundred

[Drew]

David Lipscomb forwarded me on a site that others may find interesting,
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/3_01/3_07_01/back_then.shtml

Here is a quote from that link,

*"Mama would give us 15 cents and say, 'Go up to so-and-so's house and get
me some chalk,' she said. Naturally, as a child you're going to taste it.
All of the sudden, I'd say within a year, it was like - 'I want that.' I
don't have much of a social life anymore. It's more important I get home to
get my fix. Do you know how the ground smells when it's real dry and along
comes a little sprinkle of rain - that fresh smell? If you could taste a
smell, that's how I would describe it. Most people expect it to be gritty,
but it's creamy smooth. Technically, I'd rather eat dirt than food. If I
could eat dirt for breakfast, dirt for lunch, dirt for dinner and a little
iced tea I'd be fine. Some people just go out and dig in their yard. But
I've seen it at convenience stores, stores in black neighborhoods, gas
stations. Even though it says right on the package that it's a 'novelty
item, not for human consumption,' sometimes you'll find it with the
vegetables at the grocery store. It's embarrassing for me. It's embarrassing
for my family."

*Drew*
*
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Alan Goldstein <deepskyspy at insightbb.com>wrote:

> I think it is Kaopectate - and now you know what the "Kao" stands for.
> Kaolinpectate is just to long. Same with Milk of Magnesium or Pepto-bisomol
> (bismuth).
>
> Alan
>
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> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] OT: The Omnivore's Hundred
>
>
> > You've eaten kaolin if you've ever taken Keopectate for digestive
> > problems.
> >
> > Aloha, Kitty
> >
> > Drew wrote:
> >> <snip>  I know that is documented that pregnant and lactating women in
> >> the South
> >> crave kaolin, although I am not sure why it would be on this list.  Has
> >> anyone ever eaten kaolin?
> >>
> >> Drew
> >>
> >>
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