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Kevin & Theresa Miller
 
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Dan Bollinger wrote:
As an aside: Some people never become sensitized to urushiol and because


of this they EAT poison ivy as an herb/salad green.


Is that really true? I think such people are nuts if it is.



Our cows liked to munch on poison ivy.


In college I had a friend that told the story of a guy he knew that made a
poison ivy salad. His thinking was he would build up his immune system. Didn't
work. Didn't kill him, but he apparently was sicker than a dog for bit...

....Kevin
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