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**Caunnysup** · 01-14-2010, 09:17 AM

A PBS WorldFocus segment tonight showing Haiti's "mud cookies" being made for human consumption. This is so sad and shocking to see.

Dirt poor Haitians eat cookies made of mud | Worldfocus

Last year, Worldfocus reported on the devastating poverty in Haiti. This story was originally broadcast last February.

The small island nation of Haiti relies heavily on food imports, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are resorting to eating mud.

The cookies — made of dirt, butter and salt — hold little nutritional value, but manage to keep Haiti’s poor alive.

Worldfocus special correspondent Benno Schmidt and producer Ara Ayer report from Haiti, showing how far some people are going to fill their stomachs.

01-14-2010, 09:17 AM	#38
Caunnysup Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	A PBS WorldFocus segment tonight showing Haiti's "mud cookies" being made for human consumption. This is so sad and shocking to see. Dirt poor Haitians eat cookies made of mud \| Worldfocus Last year, Worldfocus reported on the devastating poverty in Haiti. This story was originally broadcast last February. The small island nation of Haiti relies heavily on food imports, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are resorting to eating mud. The cookies — made of dirt, butter and salt — hold little nutritional value, but manage to keep Haiti’s poor alive. Worldfocus special correspondent Benno Schmidt and producer Ara Ayer report from Haiti, showing how far some people are going to fill their stomachs.
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