Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> flitterbit > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> flitterbit > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Chances are, if her food storage practices and lack of food safety
>>>>>> knowledge haven't made her sick yet -- I'm guessing this has been going
>>>>>> on for years -- they are aren't going to any time soon.
>>>>> She's probably built up quite an immunity. <g>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> To be sure! I remember reading a while back that there seems to be a
>>>> strong correlation between living in a squeaky-clean environment and
>>>> higher frequency of allergies, colds and other respiratory illnesses,
>>>> etc., than seen in people living in less sterile conditions.
>>> I've read the same info.
>>> It's why you should not worry about your kids eating mud pies. <g>
>> >
>> >
>> My grandma used to tell her kids, "you'll eat a peck of dirt before you
>> die!"
>
> Spiders too! <eg>
And, quite often, the wee ones will try a little taste of poop. I've
seen two or three do it and got my butt chewed for not stopping them.
Hey, I'm not going to interfere in someone else's gastronomic glories.