Balance of Food

Tom Cruise apparently joked about eating his wife's placenta recently. So I got to thinking: do people eat placentas? Apparently, they do. Ironically, though unproven, but some believe that eating placenta redcues the risk of post-partum depression. However, Tom, that is if SHE eats it (offer the placenta to her first, be a gentleman). Brooke Shields and Cruise had a famous confrontation over the curing of post-partum depression (and Shields and Katie Holmes gave birth on the same day). As to how to cook it, I read a few sites that talked about sauteeing it, perhaps with shallots and garlic. If only the Joy of Cooking dealt with this topic.