When I read about this practice a long time ago it was talked about more as an eccentric preference, like gum or tictacs, not a desperate means of nourisment - although it might have been driven by deficiency cravings. And what I’ve read about it didn’t mention baking, so it seems like a great way to ingest parasites.
I knew some animals would “eat” dirt once in a while, but this sounds like desperate hunger to me
When I read about this practice a long time ago it was talked about more as an eccentric preference, like gum or tictacs, not a desperate means of nourisment - although it might have been driven by deficiency cravings. And what I’ve read about it didn’t mention baking, so it seems like a great way to ingest parasites.
More likely pica which is a symptom of severe iron or other nutrient deficiency.
Man that make some scenes in Yellowjacket make so much more sense…