Snow Eating Now Endangered Kid Pleasure

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This undated photo provided by Robert Weber shows his son Charlie Lang-Weber 2 holding a broom stick in the snow outside of their home in Maplewood NJ. Charlies mother Kristin Lang says Charlie has ingested his share of the white stuff. (AP PhotoRo ...
This undated photo provided by Robert Weber shows his son Charlie Lang-Weber, 2, holding a broom stick in the snow outside of their home in Maplewood, N,J. Charlie's mother Kristin Lang says Charlie has ingested his share of the white stuff. (AP Photo/Robert Weber)

(AP) -- To the list of simple childhood pleasures whose safety has been questioned, add this: eating snow. A recent study found that snow - even in relatively pristine spots like Montana and the Yukon - contains large amounts of bacteria.


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