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But did you also eat Matches and Little Friskies??????

Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yep in the south in the summer kids used to eat salt. We started
football practice in mid Aug (that was when school started after labor
Day) and we practiced twice a day, 6:30 AM and 4:30 AM. The trainer gave
us all salt tablets - back before the days of Gator Aid.

Truman

Jody Rogers-Buttram wrote:

> Angie,
>
> That is SO true. I used to sit and eat salt too. But, I have NEVER
> seen Joni eat salt. My mother told me the same thing....about drying
> up your blood.
>
> Jody
>
> PS....I use to eat matches too. They are really yummy. :)) Maybe I
> was needing sulfur.
>
> */"rides2far@xxxxxxxx" /* wrote:
>
> Yes, I've sure eaten salt straight. When we were kids in the South
> and no air conditioning, I remember how our moms would get upset
> when we'd sit around pouring salt in our hands and eating it.
> Thought it was great in elementary school when we could do it at
> lunch without mom there to stop us. My mom would say, "That will
> dry up your blood". >g< Funny, now that kids sit around inside
> with air conditioning I can't remember the last time I saw a kid
> eating salt straight. :-)
>
> Angie
>

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