I recall eating dirt when I was little... my loving sister fed me a spoonful of garden on a regular basis in exchange for not sitting on my head.

And people wonder why I say 19,000 miles is not far enough away from her.

The soil in our garden was quite fine but with a tendancy to chalkiness which stood me in good stead the first time I took an indigestion remedy. It was mild, with a slightly gritty texture, but a definate flavour to it.

LTS