Some people get cravings for chocolate, chicken wings or pickles. Rosie Skinner, 19, craves sponges -- at least two a week. Skinner, who hails from the UK town of Epsom, Surrey, cuts each sponge into small pieces and then sucks on each chunk throughout her day. She even satisfies her spongy craving during class lectures at Reigate Sixth Form College, where she is a student. "I have always loved the smell of a wet sponge.