The agony of choice

Luckily, according to the midwife, I (or we) owned the placenta when it came out after my wife gave birth.

In the old days, I was informed, they used to take it away and sell it to companies who wanted to make expensive make-up. I'm surprised they don't still do this given the state of the NHS (I mean they ask for £120 per night if you want a private room in the maternity ward!).

Now, it's different. We had a choice. Did we want to give it to the midwife to dispose of (she will then probably sell it on the black market to the make-up companies), or alternatively did we want to take it home.....and, I quote, "fry it with some garlic and butter" or "bury it in the garden to help the plants grow"? Hmmm, let me see. Which do I find more gross?

Our answer was simple - the make-up companies had it!