Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Day # 234 - Licking Ice Cream & Salt Blocks

Licking Big Olaf ice cream. Seeing this red tongue lick the ice cream reminds me of years ago when we siblings would go out into the pasture and watch the cattle's long tongues lick the while salt block. Then after a while the cattle had their fill and left again, then we children would squat down and also lick the salt block. But every time I was disappointed because the salt block was rough and instead of smooth like an ice cream cone.

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  1. Oh I was so happy to keep reading and see that you too would like on the salt block!
    Oh I loved to have a good old lick on the block when the cows or horses were done with it! I especially liked when my dad and I would go buy some news ones and I got the first lick!!!

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  2. Love this picture! You timed it just right. And I too have licked a salt block. I've been reading your blog & this project 365 of yours - thoroughly enjoy it too!

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  3. That is so amazing! I worked at a feed store for several years and we always had a generous supply of salt blocks around. One day we got to talking about licking salt blocks and my co-workers thot I was crazy, so to prove my point, I licked one right in front of them to show them I was telling the truth. They were grossed out! All I cam say is real farm girls have licked one at some point during their life!!

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    1. We always waited to lick the salt until after the cattle were finished licking because by the time they were finished the block was clean and didn't have a speck of dirt clinging to it.

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    2. That's hilarious, Katie! I love your reasoning! I'm sure you never gave a thought to the cows' saliva! :)

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  4. Not only that, before we would put shoes on in the fall, when we brought the cows in, we would stand in the cow patties on the cold and frosty mornings. Hey, it kept our feet warm!

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    1. I can just feel the warm ozzy manure squishing through our toes.

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