@susieandmarty- They were hippies that lived in a yurt and didn't have a kitchen so they used ours. They named their daughter Sunmoondra Dolphin Rainbow Star!! haha they were weird.
Ha. That explains it. I'm pretty sure if someone came to my house and asked to cook their placenta in my kitchen I would not be down with it. Kudos to your mom.
Re: Eating the placenta
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