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Georga Hackworth

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Where do children come up with these ideas!?? I have five children
(ages 5, 4, 3, 19 months and 5 months) and they always seem to amaze
me. Just when I think they have come up with everything they pull
something new.

This is what my four year old just asked for for lunch:
Ham, crackers and cheese with CHOCOLATE SYRUP on top.

Am I supposed to belive that she would really eat this?

Georga


Meredith

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Only one way to find out! I have always tried to instill the "try it before
you dislike it" rule with my children--I guess this would just be a good
example of that! (Except that your four year old may insist that you try
it!)

Making resolutions to finish something this year,

Meredith

Georga Hackworth

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If they honestly don't like something I do not make them eat it. It is just
some of the things they come up with. My children are weird. They have done so
many weird things I can't remember them all. The three year old discovered that
pockets are a good place to store green beans for later. I have never seen or
heard of a child that will stash green beans in thier pocket and walk around the
house eating them later.

Atbat3

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The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net wrote <The three year old discovered that

pockets are a good place to store green beans for later. I have never seen or
heard of a child that will stash green beans in thier pocket and walk around
the
house eating them later.>

This is too precious and yet very funny! I can't even get mine to eat green
beans. My three year old likes to hide Fruit Loops in her sock drawer. I
found out that this had been going on for quite some time, when I followed a
trail of Fruit Loops from the kitchen to her bedroom! LOL

casey

Georga Hackworth

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I am so glad that mine are not the only ones that come up with this stuff. This
particualar child eats raw broccoli and picked all the cauliflowers out of the
garden and ate them.

Fabrics2U

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In article <368A6082...@worldnet.att.net>, Georga Hackworth
<The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net> writes:

>This is what my four year old just asked for for lunch:
>Ham, crackers and cheese with CHOCOLATE SYRUP on top.
>
>Am I supposed to belive that she would really eat this?
>
>

I'm pretty sure mine would!
LOL
Kim

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Bobbie V.

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I suppose it's no worst than being "fired" by an angry four year old. He
was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He then stuttered "
you're, you're FIRED". I don't think he could swear then!! LOL just
remembering.

Bobbie V.

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The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> This is what my four year old just asked for for lunch:
> Ham, crackers and cheese with CHOCOLATE SYRUP on top.
>
> Am I supposed to belive that she would really eat this?

Heheh! Mine decided to use fruit yogurt as a dip for his hot dogs at the age
of two. He *still* eats hot dogs this way occasionally (he's now 11).
Bleah! is all I can say!

Jill in IL

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Atbat3

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My three year old was playing with some children on our street yesterday. She
came up to me and said "I'm not playing with THAT boy!" I asked her why not
and she replied, "because his name is Chase, which means he will chase me!"
LOL...in her infinite wisdom she figured his name served a function.

casey

Atbat3

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<This particualar child eats raw broccoli and picked all the cauliflowers out
of the
garden and ate them.>

Be glad it was veggies your child ate. Mine still think that rocks and leaves
are a food group. <g>

casey

Stef

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In article <368A6082...@worldnet.att.net>, Georga Hackworth
<The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>Where do children come up with these ideas!?? I have five children
>(ages 5, 4, 3, 19 months and 5 months) and they always seem to amaze
>me. Just when I think they have come up with everything they pull
>something new.
>
>This is what my four year old just asked for for lunch:
>Ham, crackers and cheese with CHOCOLATE SYRUP on top.
>
>Am I supposed to belive that she would really eat this?
>
>Georga
>

Years and years ago when my eldest was about three I was making her a
sandwich and asked her if she wanted marmite or jam - yes she said - I
couldn't get her to pick one so she had both on the same sandwich. At
the age of 13 its still one of her favourites but now she is old enough
to make it herself which is just as well!

stef - Hounslow, England


Stef

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>
>This is too precious and yet very funny! I can't even get mine to eat green
>beans. My three year old likes to hide Fruit Loops in her sock drawer. I
>found out that this had been going on for quite some time, when I followed a
>trail of Fruit Loops from the kitchen to her bedroom! LOL
>
>casey

The 2 yo Princess Baby Perry spent all of Christmas at MIL's filling her
pockets with nuts and offering them to everyone. MIL says she will be
finding nuts in strange places for years to come. On Christmas day the
video machine stopped working which was a shame as she had two new
videos. I just got a call from MIL to say that the man had come to fix
it and found inside .... yes you guessed a hazel nut!

stef - Hounslow, England


biig

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We had a miniature American Eskimo that would do tricks for brussels
sprouts.......

............Sharon

Atbat3 wrote:

> The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net wrote <The three year old discovered that
> pockets are a good place to store green beans for later. I have never seen or
> heard of a child that will stash green beans in thier pocket and walk around
> the
> house eating them later.>
>

> This is too precious and yet very funny! I can't even get mine to eat green
> beans. My three year old likes to hide Fruit Loops in her sock drawer. I
> found out that this had been going on for quite some time, when I followed a
> trail of Fruit Loops from the kitchen to her bedroom! LOL
>
> casey

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wol...@pacbell.net

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Stef wrote in message ...

>Years and years ago when my eldest was about three I was making her a
>sandwich and asked her if she wanted marmite or jam - yes she said - I
>couldn't get her to pick one so she had both on the same sandwich. At
>the age of 13 its still one of her favourites but now she is old enough
>to make it herself which is just as well!


Sounds similar to my DH's favorite sandwich when he was a teen: liverwurst and
grape jelly. }:-p~~~ Ech!

Nan Evelyn

Mays

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Dec 31, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/31/98
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Ok, if it is weird sandwiches you want:
.Start with a slice of nice whole wheat, thickly spread with unsalted
butter. Add enough chopped fresh chives to completely cover the
butter. Add a layer of granulated sugar. Eat. YUM! It sounds
strange, but tastes delicious.

Ruth Mays
Cinnaminson, NJ
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DorseyClem

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When My oldest was two he hid his Pop tarts in the vcr for later. Best place
he could think of to hide them from his brother and Baron thr German sheapard.

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Hr41

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>Sounds similar to my DH's favorite sandwich when he was a teen: liverwurst
>and
>grape jelly. }:-p~~~ Ech!
>
>Nan Evelyn
>
>

I had to show this to my dh-except I prefer strawberry jam and lettuce on my
liverwurst!! He thought I was the only one who had the crazy sweet-sour taste
buds!
Rita

Georga Hackworth

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This sheads some light on the subject for me. The kids must get it from thier
dad. My DH puts Italian dressing on burnt toast.....

Michael & Ginger

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I used to have a cat who loved boiled peanuts!!!
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Lori Coulson

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Michael & Ginger (carr...@aug.com) wrote:

: I used to have a cat who loved boiled peanuts!!!
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James Grosbach

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Or my absolute favorite. Whole wheat bread, toasted or not, peanut
butter, tomato, miracle whip, just a bit of salt.

TJ

James Grosbach

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Dec 31, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/31/98
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On 30 Dec 1998 19:49:31 GMT, Georga Hackworth
<The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>I am so glad that mine are not the only ones that come up with this stuff. This


>particualar child eats raw broccoli and picked all the cauliflowers out of the
>garden and ate them.
>

>Atbat3 wrote:
>
>> The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net wrote <The three year old discovered that
>> pockets are a good place to store green beans for later. I have never seen or
>> heard of a child that will stash green beans in thier pocket and walk around
>> the
>> house eating them later.>
>>
>> This is too precious and yet very funny! I can't even get mine to eat green
>> beans. My three year old likes to hide Fruit Loops in her sock drawer. I
>> found out that this had been going on for quite some time, when I followed a
>> trail of Fruit Loops from the kitchen to her bedroom! LOL
>>
>> casey

I can relate, one of my kids favorite snacks is frozen peas. Not
warmed or anything, just straight out of the freezer. Oh well, at
least its easy to do, and healthy. : )

TJ

Nshlily

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We had a sheltie who liked uncooked sauerkraut.

Reminds me, I have to get some sauerkraut to go with the traditional New Year's
Day pork roast!

Happy New Year to all!

Nancy Sue,
Professional Project Starter


Stef

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In article <19981230234836...@ng21.aol.com>, DorseyClem
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>When My oldest was two he hid his Pop tarts in the vcr for later. Best place
>he could think of to hide them from his brother and Baron thr German sheapard.
>

The worst thing was when my eldest dd, then two, posted a bit of kipper
into the VCR. There was this horrible smell for two weeks and I cleaned
the living room top to bottom. Strangely enough the VCR still worked
but the smell got worse when it was on. Eventually a video did get
stuck in the machine and when the man came to fix it he found the
problem!
stef - Hounslow, England


Jill Spreenberg-Robinson

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I once had a cat that liked tangerines!

The present pooch (Boomer the Golden) likes raw cucumbers, black olives
and cooked just-about-any-veggie (broccoli, corn, green beans,
carrots). I think it may be a Golden Retriever trait tho - those GRs
that I've been familiar with have never been known to be picky eaters!
;-)

Jill in IL
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Sharon R Capps

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> Or my absolute favorite. Whole wheat bread, toasted or not, peanut
> butter, tomato, miracle whip, just a bit of salt.
>
> TJ
Try peanut butter, onion, dill pickles, miracle whip and lettuce. That
is really great. An old lady that took care of me when I was a child
got me hooked on that.
Sharon

rut...@erols.com

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You guys must be kidding. I'm getting ill just reading it!

RA

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On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 10:06:57 -0500, "Michael & Ginger"
<carr...@aug.com> wrote:

>
>I used to have a cat who loved boiled peanuts!!!

I have a cat who loves peanuts but won't eat cashews, pecans,
walnuts, etc. I have two cats who eat popcorn. I used to have a
cat who loved raisins. And I have one cat who will not eat anything
but cat food. (Don't know what's wrong with her!)
Anne/NC

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Thurman Frey

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Nancy Sue writes: "We had a sheltie who liked uncooked sauerkraut...."

To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol
in MD

Capwinston

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>The present pooch (Boomer the Golden) likes raw cucumbers

I have a bichon that will do anything for cucumbers and pickles.
Louise and Winston
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Dpesa

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>To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
>crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol
>in MD
>
>

My dog will eat carrot, but she goes absolutely bonkers for banana! Can't seem
to get enough and will follow you throughout the house if you have one in your
hand.
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Diana Wilkinson

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Absolutely! Both our Labrador Retrievers loved crunchy cold carrots...
they held them in their paws so they stood straight up and crunched down
on them like Bugs Bunny. Each whole carrot (only sweet carrots from
Calif.) lasted only about 1-2 minutes. We fully expected the dogs to
exclaim "What's up Doc?" when they were through. :-)

- We're Lab puppy-hunting again now. Carrots will be the first food
"treat" introduced. Healthy, sweet and satisfyingly crunchy.

Happy New Year

Diana Wilkinson


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gaia...@aol.com (Gaias Womb) wrote:
> I just received my entry package from NCCSS for 1999 and I'm a bit disappointed
> in the categories. I had heard last year they were going to do away with the
> Theresa Wentzler and fairies categories and add a fantasy category,

They do seem to change the 'designer-specific' categories over time. From
1995 (the earliest year in which I have a catalog) thru 1997, the designers
were Alma Lynne and Paula Vaughan. In 1998, the designers were Lavender &
Lace and Teresa Wentzler. I have a feeling that they eliminated the TW
category this year because her designs are so complicated, they don't get
very many entries (there were 13 L&L entries and only 8 TW entries last
year). However, and this is my opinion only, creating a Precious Moments
category in place of TW is...laughable (or something) (Not a PM fan - sorry).

> I'm wanting to enter Mirabilia's MidSummer
> Evening Fairy. Now I'm just totally lost and confused as to what to put her
> in. I suppose I could throw her in Miscellaneous, but somehow that just
> doesn't seem right.

I don't see any other possible categories either. In looking at last year's
program, I see Fairy Flora under Miscellaneous (and it won 2nd Place!), so
that's probably your best option.

> And I noticed to that there are Buildings and Scenes,
> Life-Like and Still Life categories. Aren't those all kind've the same thing?

Not really. Buildings and Scenes: um, buildings and scenes? Life-Like:
portraits - saw some photo-to-xs, MLI and Miribilia 'ladies', the Thea
Gouvenor (sp) designs (like King Tut - think that's hers, Balinese Dancer,
etc.), CS&SS 'Little Aviator', and so on Still-Life: inanimate objects
arranged artfully - flowers, fruits, china (last year's entries included
Quilts for all Seasons (PV) and Flower Power)

HTH, and Good luck!

Jill in IL
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Quelle2

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My German Shepherds like eating the skin of Butter-nut- squash (sp). One even
likes to eat raw asparagus ends. She also likes to eat eggplant. (Yuck)

Andrea

DFK

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How about my dad's gordon setter that begs for raw onions and turnips?

Dawn Flury-Krause

FlossCause

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>To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
>crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol
>in MD
>
Yes! My yorkies just go wild for baby carrots. I keep them in zip-loc bags,
and when the dogs (4 of 'em) hear that zippy noise, they just come racing into
the kitchen . Treats in mouth, they *run* off, prancing so joyfully you'd
think I'd given them filet mignon! [My vet recommended the carrots as a
gastric aid in lieu of the noxious grass they try to consume now and then.]


Nova
Vancouver WA USA
14 miles N of Portland, Oregon

Teri George

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On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:45:26 -0800, rut...@erols.com wrote:
>Sharon R Capps wrote:

>> > Or my absolute favorite. Whole wheat bread, toasted or not, peanut
>> > butter, tomato, miracle whip, just a bit of salt.

>> Try peanut butter, onion, dill pickles, miracle whip and lettuce. That


>> is really great. An old lady that took care of me when I was a child
>> got me hooked on that.
>> Sharon

>You guys must be kidding. I'm getting ill just reading it!

My mom had a favorite that I picked up as a little kid, it was
mayonnaise on one side of the bread, covered with tomato and lettuce.
On the other side, peanut butter then bologna. Put the two halves
together, and YUM!! Sounds terrible to some (makes DH ill at the
sound of it) but it sure tastes great!

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Gaias Womb

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I have a golden too (and quite the "velcro golden" he is :)) He simply
looooooooves raw baby carrots and his fav cooked veggie is brussel sprouts.
(all though they do have a tendency to gas him up a bit <g>) The only thing
I've found he won't eat is lemons and limes and occasionly the pickle off his
"happy meal" cheeseburger from McDonalds.

Aren't goldens great! :)

Brightest blessings!

Kilmeny Jones

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hgrei...@fastransit.net.uk wrote:
>

<<snip>>

> I have a cat who loves peanuts but won't eat cashews, pecans,
> walnuts, etc. I have two cats who eat popcorn. I used to have a
> cat who loved raisins. And I have one cat who will not eat anything
> but cat food. (Don't know what's wrong with her!)
> Anne/NC
>

I have a cat like your last one - except that he's *really* picky, and
insists on *tuna flavoured* cat food. The only 'people food' he'll
consider eating is coffee - and he likes his black. Amazingly silly
critter....

Kilmeny
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

biig

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Even when I was a little kid, I liked peanut butter and onion sandwiches. But
then, I like
onion on just about anything but ice cream...........Sharon in SW Ontario Canada

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Rotaub

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> To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
>crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol

Our last dog did not like raw carrots, though he did appreciate a well-dressed
salad. The only time I can remember him ever eating a raw carrot was when one
dropped from the table and he was hanging around looking hungry. I told him
that if he was really hungry he would eat the carrot -- so he did!


Rosemary, near Rochester, NY

Gregory Della-Croce

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>Rosemary, near Rochester, NY


Greetings!

Well, when in the mood, our dogs will eat carrots - but leave little orange
bits alllll over.... The funniest sight about salads and dogs was my
parents' dogs tag team salad... The afghan hound went first and licked off
all the salad dressing, then the german shepherd moved in and ate the salad.
Funny to watch, and even funnier to watch new friends watching them....
Sandy

Molly McCarty

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Our dog, Casey the Keeshound, loves baby carrots. We thought because it's
human food, which he can't get enough of. Also unwraps McDonald's hambugers,
always leaving the pickle. This dog eats french fries, one by one.

John & Liz Hampton

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Michael & Ginger wrote:

The only "human" food that my cat would ever eat was pretzels. I
could drop tuna fish on the floor & she'd run over & sniff it - and then
walk away. Her favorite food, after she got fat eating Meow Mix, was
R/D dry. She did eat canned R/D for a while, before they came out with
dry, but she was much happier when she got her dry crunchy food back.
To get back to pretzels - she would bat our hands until we gave in &
gave her one. I think it's part of what made DH like her - they could
share their favorite snack together (he ate many more than she did,
though). :-))
Liz from Humbug


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> To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
> crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol

> in MD
>

Brynn Robbins

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Or maybe fruit. Our chihuahua has a passion for apples. We have a fenced
in backyard, pugs go out, pugs come right back in. Sidney chihuahua must
stay outside and taunt the neighbor's dalmation. I'll go to the door and
jiggle a bag of jerky treats. Sid will look over his shoulder and give me
a "not good enough, Toots" look. Dog biscuits? Ditto. All I have to do
is stick my arm outside the door with an apple in it and GET OUT OF THE
WAY!

We did have a cat (dearly departed) who would eat cat-head-sized holes in
tomatoes if we left them on the kitchen counter.

Brynn (who hears the wonderful sounds of *somebody making cheesecake* in
her kitchen)

Mays

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>>To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
>>crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol
>>in MD

Marc, a Belgian Sheepdog, loved raw peas and would chew each tiny pea
oh so carefully for maximum enjoyment. He also liked to pick
gooseberries right off the bushes, and eat cauliflower still growing
in the garden. Tomatoes were also enjoyed. I finally had to fence
off the garden!
Ruth Mays
Cinnaminson, NJ
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variations in color and texture enhance its
individual character and beauty and in no way
are to be considered flaws or defects.

KTortue

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TJ wrote:
>Or my absolute favorite. Whole wheat bread, toasted or not, peanut
>butter, tomato, miracle whip, just a bit of salt.

Or mine: Cold baked beans (not pork 'n' beans, *baked* beans) on toast . Yum!
I've been told by a friend with an English husband that it's quite common in
the UK.

Kathy K

KTortue

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Now the beagle ate veggies because she ate anything and everything, including
wood, paper, etc. Though it's true she never actually swallowed celery, just
chewed forever and spit out the strings.

Mom made the mistake of teaching the black setter-type dog that the Alpine
strawberries bordering her flower garden were edible. We'd look out at the
garden and there would be Bwana, slowly walking along the border, nosing into
each plant and eating the ripe strawberries!

Kathy K

Thurman Frey

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Nova wrote, "My yorkies just go wild for baby carrots....[My vet

recommended the carrots as a gastric aid in lieu of the noxious grass
they try to consume now and then.]"

...and we started ours on them generations ago because of the vet
saying "great vitamins, cheaper than biscuits, better for the teeth,
fiber to keep 'em regular", etc. The only negative we ever found is
that our current receptionist, Lady, is prone (sp.?) to cystitis and
the pH of the carrot may accerbate the situation when it flares up.
Other than that, we go to the food warehouses and buy 'em in 5-lb bags
for $2.59/bag and everyone's happy :-) --Carol in MD

Kustom Krafts

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Pam, We had a female doberman...Samantha Alexis( dearly
departed),,,Smartest and friendliest dog I ever had...She LOVED
apples...We lived by the river on top of an enbankment...She would sit
and stay on command...then we would throw the apple as far as we could
into the river...When we gave her the command to "Go and get it" she
would run down the enbankment, down the 30 foot dock and then dive into
the water to go get her apple...She would then bring it back and lay it
at your feet...We would tell her: Ok Sam you can eat it...and chomp it
was gone in two bites....
Someone once told us that dobies didn't like the water...Phooew...they
hadn't met Sam!!!!!
Take Care,
Dyan

Spring Pam wrote:
>
> Nancy,
> Bet they never needed their teeth cleaned!
> --
> Pam Thompson
> All weekends should be 3 day weekends.
> WIP- EGA GCC Drawn Thread Sampler #1, EGA SCR Seminar98-Blue Heron by Pat
> Morse, EGA Workshop -White Iris by Jean Taggart
> plus numerous monthly meeting projects from EGA The Woodlands Chapter,
> Trip around the World 98
> remove gb.girl for e-mail
>
> Thurman Frey <cyb...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
> <76ha4g$d...@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>...

MJB5019

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Our dog Nezy won't eat her dog crunchies without half a can of the cheapest
french cut green beans. She started eating them this summer when we were on
vacation with another dog, who's owner uses the beans to fill up her black lab;
the amount of crunchies needed to satisfy his hunger is waaaaaay more than what
he needs to maintain his weight. Unbeknownced to us, every morning Nezy would
eat her breakfast, and then eat Emmetts. We thought Emmett was hungry because
of all the swimming he was doing, and then one day I caught my little beggar
redhanded! Won't eat crunchies without them.
Mj in southern California

Jill Spreenberg-Robinson

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mjb...@aol.com (MJB5019) writes:

> Our dog Nezy won't eat her dog crunchies without half a can of the cheapest
> french cut green beans. She started eating them this summer when we were on
> vacation with another dog, who's owner uses the beans to fill up her black lab;
> the amount of crunchies needed to satisfy his hunger is waaaaaay more than what
> he needs to maintain his weight.

I supplemented the crunchies for Boomer the Golden with cooked rice
when he was a wee thing (all three minutes-worth! ;-)). Gradually
added less and less rice til I added none - he pouted for several
days...Dogs! Now I think he deliberately gets an upset tummy just so
he can have rice - alone! - til the upset passes! <VBG>

Lois Sparrow

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Yes, and we have two yorkies who can smell the McDonalds FF coming up the
hill. They WILL kill for them...

Lois

Thurman Frey wrote:

> Nancy Sue writes: "We had a sheltie who liked uncooked sauerkraut...."
>

> To date every dog we've ever had has thoroughly enjoyed raw, cold,
> crunchy carrots as their after dinner treat. Anybody else?? --Carol
> in MD

--
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is;
I only know that people call me a feminist
whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.
Rebecca West, 1913

Lois Sparrow

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All this talk reminds me of my cat who loveddddddd Cantaloupe - Chased it
right down the drain. Loved the stuff. Strange cat.

Lois

Brynn Robbins wrote:

--

cst...@bc.sympatico.ca

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I can join in this one too...My dog loves carrots and turnips, I start
cutting he's begging big time, my brother had a dog who dug up the
garden constantly pulling carrots, thought it was a gopher for the
longest time, it was the dog.
My dog who doesn't weigh 10 pounds wet, also loves oranges and grapes,
but only if the skin of it is peeled...picky picky! LOL

Connie aka Thread


On Fri, 01 Jan 1999 16:07:17 GMT, d...@mindspring.com (DFK) wrote:

>How about my dad's gordon setter that begs for raw onions and turnips?
>
>Dawn Flury-Krause
>
>>cyb...@ix.netcom.com(Thurman Frey) wrote:

Debbie Wise

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My wonderful Siberian Husky, Kodi, loves potatoes,bananas,apples,grapes,
spinach dip, and will eat a sub sandwich, veggies and all, but if I miss a hot
pepper he will pick it out of the sandwich before gobbling it down. No spoiled
dogs in this house. Deb Wise


Debbie Wise

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My late cat Brownie used to love mushrooms off of pizza. She would do
anything you asked for a mushroom from the pizza and would come running
to the front door whenever the bell rang. I sure miss that little one.
Deb Wise

John & Liz Hampton

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Beth McConnell Baker wrote:

> I have a 20 lb cat [no I don't feed her anymore than the others] that
> will scavenge birdseed off the floor [actually waits for the birds to
> drop it], eats broccoli, lima beans, bread or anything else left
> around. but the best thing is she can open [yes open] a jar of peanut
> butter. I have never caught her at it - but I find the remains tracked
> through the house.
>
> Beth
>

Just be glad that she opens the jar. :-)) When I was a vet. technician, we
had one case where two dogs (Arco & friend) who shared a jar of peanut
butter between them - jar and all. :-)) I wouldn't have happy faces,
except that with the help of a couple loaves of fresh bread, the glass they
had eaten passed right through without causing any problems. :-)) Arco was
a staffordshire terrior (pit bull) who had been adopted by a gas station
attendant. He/She (I can't remember) made a great guard dog because no one
would get close enough to find out what a marshmallow she really was - a
great patient!
Liz from Humbug


Robert and Elizabeth

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KTortue <kto...@aol.com> wrote:

Take that sandwich, add a slice of cheese (ummmm, that would be the
American pasturized process cheese) and stick it in the oven till the
cheese melts. Yummmm!
--
Elizabeth
They won't get MY chocolate til they pry it from my cold dead hands.

Beth McConnell Baker

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I have a 20 lb cat [no I don't feed her anymore than the others] that
will scavenge birdseed off the floor [actually waits for the birds to
drop it], eats broccoli, lima beans, bread or anything else left
around. but the best thing is she can open [yes open] a jar of peanut
butter. I have never caught her at it - but I find the remains tracked
through the house.

Beth

Anne F

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My son is nearly 8 and still LOVES frozen peas - straight from the freezer -
he will eat them by the cupful - you are not alone.

A


>
>I can relate, one of my kids favorite snacks is frozen peas. Not
>warmed or anything, just straight out of the freezer. Oh well, at
>least its easy to do, and healthy. : )
>
>TJ

Sharon E Lawrence

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In article <76l70s$r...@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>, Thurman Frey
<cyb...@ix.netcom.com> writes

>The only negative we ever found is
>that our current receptionist, Lady, is prone (sp.?) to cystitis and
>the pH of the carrot may accerbate the situation when it flares up.
>Other than that, we go to the food warehouses and buy 'em in 5-lb bags
>for $2.59/bag and everyone's happy :-) --Carol in MD

Well Carol I have the answer to you doggies cystitis problems. Give your
dogs cranberry juice or capsules. Sandy my boxer is prone to UTI
(urinary tract infection) She hasn't had one infection since being on
these capsules. I have a homeopath vet who validates this treatment. I
also give garlic capsules to keep worms and fleas away. I've never had
any trouble with worms or fleas, which means no more worming tablets. My
boxer Jess loves Californian MEDJOOL DATES. They cost £1.80 ($2.75 for
9 dates this side of the puddle, not cheap, but it's was Christmas.

Also there is a NG called REC.PETS.DOGS.HEALTH and
REC.PETS.DOGS.BEHAVIOUR both very good NG's but!!!!! very controversial
to say the least. Everyone is very doggie minded, flames are not
uncommon. Very informative and great fun
--
Sharon E Lawrence

Sharon E Lawrence

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In article <19990102141648...@ng-fq1.aol.com>, MJB5019
<mjb...@aol.com> writes

>Our dog Nezy won't eat her dog crunchies
A crunchie her is Cadburys honeycomb bar covered in chocolate.

>without half a can of the cheapest
>french cut green beans. She started eating them this summer when we were on
>vacation with another dog, who's owner uses the beans to fill up her black lab;
>the amount of crunchies needed to satisfy his hunger is waaaaaay more than what

>he needs to maintain his weight. Unbeknownced to us, every morning Nezy would
>eat her breakfast, and then eat Emmetts. We thought Emmett was hungry because
>of all the swimming he was doing, and then one day I caught my little beggar
>redhanded! Won't eat crunchies without them.
>Mj in southern California

Sounds like you have a dog like mine, mother was a boxer father a
dustbin (trash can to you murrican lot)

Both my boxers love vegetables, Sandy isn't allowed them anymore because
she has dis-functioning kidneys and, vegetable protein is a 2nd grade
protein. Jess however, has fresh cooked vegetables every day, cabbage,
carrots, cauliflower etc., etc., etc. Sometimes she surprises herself
with the amount of wind she produces.

Both my boxers receive comments daily about their coats Jess is like
silk she is soooooo very soft. Sandy's coat is rougher and darker
brindle but she sure does shine.

--
Sharon E Lawrence

Sharon E Lawrence

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In article <36902700...@magick.net>, John & Liz Hampton
<j...@magick.net> writes
>staffordshire terrior (pit bull)
A little interesting point, in GB a Staffy (Staffordshire Terrier) and
Pit Bull's are 2 different types of dog. Pit Bull's are an illegal
breed now. All existing Pit Bull must be 'fixed' registered and muzzled
in public areas. Staffy's are soooo loveable and cute, in general a
very happy adorable well tempered dog.

Just though you might like to know.
--
Sharon E Lawrence

Chris

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My dog (greyhound) leaves the pickle too! That's so funny. She loves
her veggies especially greens. I was told greyhounds are fed meat and
veggies when they are racing. I used to have a dog that would eat the
chocolate off peanut m&m's before eating the peanut.

Chris

T. Graham

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My Tika's favourites are dill pickles, yogurt, bananas, and cheese. She
likes pretty much anything else, veggies and jello included. I can't think
of anything she refuses, except for Milkbones! She loves real bones - we
only give her the Big ones, for instance when we butcher moose and deer.
She likes to hold things upright between her paws and nibble at the ends.
T.

KTortue

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Chris wrote:
> I used to have a dog that would eat the
>chocolate off peanut m&m's before eating the peanut.

Just a caution: Chocolate can kill a dog! Something to do with enzymes.

Kathy K

T. Graham

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I've heard that too, but I think it depends on the dog? Both of our dogs
have eaten lots of chocolate with no problems - mind you they eat pretty
much anything that we eat as well, so their digestive systems must be pretty
strong. If you give my Dad's dog people food, the poor little thing gets
sick.
T.

KTortue wrote in message <19990106025538...@ng-fa1.aol.com>...

wol...@pacbell.net

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T. Graham wrote in message <76vafb$qng$1...@remarQ.com>...

>KTortue wrote in message <19990106025538...@ng-fa1.aol.com>...
>>Chris wrote:
>>> I used to have a dog that would eat the
>>>chocolate off peanut m&m's before eating the peanut.
>>
>>Just a caution: Chocolate can kill a dog! Something to do with enzymes.
>

>I've heard that too, but I think it depends on the dog? Both of our dogs
>have eaten lots of chocolate with no problems - mind you they eat pretty
>much anything that we eat as well, so their digestive systems must be pretty
>strong. If you give my Dad's dog people food, the poor little thing gets
>sick.

For information on chocolate toxicity in dogs:
<http://www.firstaidforpets.com/drkevin/chocolate.html>
<http://www.netpet.com/articles/choc.tox.html>
<http://www.doggypaws.com/health/toxins.htm>

For more sites, go to <http://www.infoseek.com> and type in dogs > chocolate in
the search terms box and click on New Search.

From what I've read on these sites, the health and size of the animal, as well
as the type and amount of chocolate ingested, all have an effect on the action
of chocolate on the animal's system. In addition, some animals seem more
susceptible than others.

In other words, chocolate can kill your pet, and it isn't possible to know for
sure that your dog, horse, mouse, etc, will not be harmed by eating theobromine,
which is the ingredient in chocolate, tea, coffee, etc., that is causes the
problems.

Some effects of theobromine: nausea, vomiting, tachycardia and relaxation of
smooth muscle tissue, notably of the bladder. High doses of theobromine effect
the central nervous system resulting in nervousness, restlessness, insomnia,
tremor, and cronic seizures. Observed signs commonly progress in this order:
thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of bladder control, agitation, nervousness,
clonic muscle spasms, seizures, coma and death.

Dogs are great con artists, but no matter what yours tries to tell you, he/she
will survive and continue to love you without eating chocolate.

Nan Evelyn

Mays

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On Wed, 6 Jan 1999 01:33:30 -0800,"T. Graham" <tgr...@ocis.net>
stitched with finest floss on pure irish linen:

>I've heard that too, but I think it depends on the dog? Both of our dogs
>have eaten lots of chocolate with no problems - mind you they eat pretty
>much anything that we eat as well, so their digestive systems must be pretty
>strong. If you give my Dad's dog people food, the poor little thing gets
>sick.

>T.
Chocolate is toxic to dogs because of the theobromine. Dogs can't
process this, so it builds up in their bodies and eventually kills
them. The worst chocolate is the dark baking chocolate because it has
the most theobromine. 6oz of chocolate can kill a 20 pound dog....
Small amounts of chocolate over time can be just as bad, so don't feed
your dogs any chocolate. Carob is ok.

Jill Spreenberg-Robinson

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Sharon E Lawrence <sh...@selvideo.demon.co.uk> writes:

> A little interesting point, in GB a Staffy (Staffordshire Terrier) and
> Pit Bull's are 2 different types of dog.

Actually, they are two different types in America too.

lisa_e_mikols

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When my 10 year old dd was about 3 she would take sticks of butter out of
the fridge and gnaw on them and then hide what was left behind the furniture!
Ugh!
Lisa C.


In article <368cd1a0....@news.primenet.com>,
James Grosbach <jhg...@primenet.com> wrote:
>On 30 Dec 1998 19:49:31 GMT, Georga Hackworth
><The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>>I am so glad that mine are not the only ones that come up with this stuff. This
>>particualar child eats raw broccoli and picked all the cauliflowers out of the
>>garden and ate them.
>>
>>Atbat3 wrote:
>>
>>> The.Ha...@worldnet.att.net wrote <The three year old discovered that
>>> pockets are a good place to store green beans for later. I have never seen or
>>> heard of a child that will stash green beans in thier pocket and walk around
>>> the
>>> house eating them later.>
>>>
>>> This is too precious and yet very funny! I can't even get mine to eat green
>>> beans. My three year old likes to hide Fruit Loops in her sock drawer. I
>>> found out that this had been going on for quite some time, when I followed a
>>> trail of Fruit Loops from the kitchen to her bedroom! LOL
>>>
>>> casey

Robert and Elizabeth

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lisa_e_mikols <l...@mvgsb.mv.lucent.com> wrote:

> When my 10 year old dd was about 3 she would take sticks of butter out of
> the fridge and gnaw on them and then hide what was left behind the furniture!
> Ugh!
> Lisa C.
>

DD takes the tub of margarine out of the fridge and eats it with her
fingers. Bleah! I also have to guard the butter when I take it out to
soften to make cookies so she doesn't snitch fingerfulls. I would worry,
except that she is very petite, and has been in the 10th percentile
weightwise since she was 2 months old.

Angela

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Oh my! I thought I was the only one! As a child I use to eat sticks of
butter at a time! It's a shame that we don't find out til so much later
that we are all more 'normal' than we thought we were :-)

Angela

Robert and Elizabeth wrote in message
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Heather Cannon

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>As a child I use to eat sticks of
>butter at a time! It's a shame that we don't find out til so much later
>that we are all more 'normal' than we thought we were :-)

>Angela

My mom used to also, it makes my stomach flip-flop thinking about it! She
used to drink olive juice too!

Heather

Cheryl L Perkins

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Robert and Elizabeth (fus...@puff.dsport.com) wrote:
: lisa_e_mikols <l...@mvgsb.mv.lucent.com> wrote:

: > When my 10 year old dd was about 3 she would take sticks of butter out of
: > the fridge and gnaw on them and then hide what was left behind the furniture!
: > Ugh!
: > Lisa C.
: >
: DD takes the tub of margarine out of the fridge and eats it with her
: fingers. Bleah! I also have to guard the butter when I take it out to
: soften to make cookies so she doesn't snitch fingerfulls. I would worry,
: except that she is very petite, and has been in the 10th percentile
: weightwise since she was 2 months old.

I used to help myself to spoonsful of brown sugar at my grandparents'
house. My grandmother told me I was sure to develop diabetes. I haven't
gotten it yet.

Cheryl
--
Cheryl Perkins
cper...@stemnet.nf.ca

Joan Erickson

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Distribution:

Robert and Elizabeth (fus...@puff.dsport.com) wrote:
: lisa_e_mikols <l...@mvgsb.mv.lucent.com> wrote:

: > When my 10 year old dd was about 3 she would take sticks of butter out of
: > the fridge and gnaw on them and then hide what was left behind the
: > furniture!
: > Ugh!
: > Lisa C.
: >
: DD takes the tub of margarine out of the fridge and eats it with her
: fingers. Bleah!

: --

: Elizabeth
: They won't get MY chocolate til they pry it from my cold dead hands.

My mother used to have a daycare and one of the children *loved*
to eat the lard when my mother was baking! *None* of us could
understand what she saw in it. Yuck.
Joan

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Distribution:

Cheryl L Perkins (cper...@stemnet.nf.ca) wrote:
:
: I used to help myself to spoonsful of brown sugar at my grandparents'


: house. My grandmother told me I was sure to develop diabetes. I haven't
: gotten it yet.

:
I used to sneak spoonfuls of cider vinegar (still do) and pilfer cocktail
onions instead of sweets--and I did develop diabetes! Maybe if I start
eating brown sugar...? ;-)

Mays

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On 12 Jan 1999 18:02:45 GMT,l...@mvgsb.mv.lucent.com (lisa_e_mikols)

stitched with finest floss on pure irish linen:

>When my 10 year old dd was about 3 she would take sticks of butter out of

>the fridge and gnaw on them and then hide what was left behind the furniture!
>Ugh!
>Lisa C.
>

My sister did that too- when we got a CARE package with a pound of
butter in it, she snatched the butter and ate the whole thing in one
sitting. Turns out she has a somewhat rare condition in which her
body needs butter-fat to use vitamin D. She already had a case of
rickets at 9 months- this was right after the war and the milk had no
butter fat at all. After eating the butter, her rickets cleared right
up. Somehow, babies know what they need- you might want to get your
daughter checked too.

Karen Foss

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this reminds me of a story my MIL told me about the child of one of her
former neighbors. When he (the child) was about 3 years old he was
diagnosed as having a condidion that would eventually prove fatal. I
can't remember what the condition was, or if she even mentioned it.
Anyway, the boys mother started letting up on the 'rules of the house'
figuring that her son only had a short itme to enjoy himself...why not
let him do as he pleased. One of the main things was that he always
wanted to eat dirt. After a few months of eating the dirt, he went to
the doctor to check on his condition, and it had reversed itself. It
seems that there was something in the dirt that his body was lacking.

Karenf


Mays wrote:

> >
> My sister did that too- when we got a CARE package with a pound of
> butter in it, she snatched the butter and ate the whole thing in one
> sitting. Turns out she has a somewhat rare condition in which her
> body needs butter-fat to use vitamin D. She already had a case of
> rickets at 9 months- this was right after the war and the milk had no
> butter fat at all. After eating the butter, her rickets cleared right
> up. Somehow, babies know what they need- you might want to get your
> daughter checked too.
> Ruth Mays
> Cinnaminson, NJ
> This person is a natural product. The slight
> variations in color and texture enhance its
> individual character and beauty and in no way
> are to be considered flaws or defects.

--

Robert and Elizabeth

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Heather Cannon <hca...@ac-knoxville.com> wrote:

Hey, DD drinks olive juice too, and pickle juice as well. I found out
that my Mom drank pickle juice too.

Monique Reed

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This is called "pica" and it is a symptom of mineral deficiency and/or ion
imbalance in the blood. It is usually dirt or something crunchy like ice
chips or potato chips, but I've even known of people who craved newspaper.
Often a chem-7 blood test will pick up problems like this.

Monique

Cheryl L Perkins

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Melissa A. Miles (ma...@is2.nyu.edu) wrote:
: 77g2o5$h...@nntpa.cb.lucent.com> <1dlj1ki.njd...@a0p3.dsport.com>
: <77gv2t$bt5$1...@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>:
: Distribution:

(snicker)

Adult onset diabetes was common in that part of the family. My craving for
brown sugar didn't cause me to develop it, though. And my grandmother,
when she wasn't worrying about my alledgedly inherited tendency towards
diabetes, let me eat and do whatever I wanted.

She'd say (to my mother) 'Now, look, Flo, she's only a little girl..'

(sigh) The pleasures of growing up in an extended family...


Cheryl (not a little girl any more)
--
Cheryl Perkins
cper...@stemnet.nf.ca

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