Catch 'em. Eat 'em. Make the rats a menu item.

Plague

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"The rats are much bigger than usual. They eat everything that is fresh and green," he said.

The rodents have multiplied at an alarming rate - the bamboo blossom is such a good food source for them that when they eat it they can breed up to eight times a year - four times more often than normal.

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[ 08 February 2008: Message edited by: bliter ]

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Bliter, from another thread: Gardening one day, a large rat determinedly, it seemed, slowly crossed my garden and stopped at my feet. If I'd wished, I'm sure I could have picked it up, but did not.
I could see no injury other than profuse bleeding from the mouth and other cavities. I strongly suspected that the animal was close to death after having ingested Warfarin or a similar rodent bait.

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...do not take chances or unnecessary risks: the year of the Rat is still ruled by the cold of winter and the darkness of night. Those who speculate indiscriminately and overextend themselves will come to a sad reckoning.

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[ 08 February 2008: Message edited by: martin dufresne ]

I attribute greater intelligence to those involved. If the rat poison was that plentiful, I doubt the problem would have arisen.

[ 08 February 2008: Message edited by: bliter ]

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Brown rats and roof rats were eaten openly on a large scale in Paris when the city was under siege during the Franco-Prussian War. Observers likened their taste to both partridges and pork. And, according to the Larousse Gastronomique, rats are still eaten in some parts of France. In fact, this recipe appears in that famous tome.

Grilled Rats Bordeaux Style (Entrecote à la bordelaise)
Alcoholic rats inhabiting wine cellars are skinned and eviscerated, brushed with a thick sauce of olive oil and crushed shallots, and grilled over a fire of broken wine barrels.

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If shy of that first taste, curry fixes everything.

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Chinese Rat Control: A Recipe for Success

Marinated rat steaks and rat-skin shoes are popular in some areas of rural China and are a good way to help control the pests that are said to consume 15 million tons of grain a year, a newspaper said today.

The official English-language newspaper China Daily said live rats were being sold in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China for about 50 cents a pound, almost as much as chicken.

''In Fujian Province, local people hail rat steak as the best steak in the world,'' it said, quoting a report in the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Information.

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Your link duplicated Sineed's but all was not lost since I went further into the link and, after hitting on "appetizers" some rat steaks are starting to look pretty good. More at the link - Main Dishes etc.

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Appetizers

Jellied Moose Nose
Stuffed Nasturtium Blossoms
James' World's Hottest Wings
Boogers on a Stick
Cow Udder Éclairs
Fried Bugs
Slug Fritters
Frog Croquettes
Coyote Droppings
Crudites With Vomit Vinaigrette
Rootworm Beetle Dip
Pumpernickel Pus Lumps
Pickled Pigs' Ears
Lizard Tongues On Crackers
Fried Giant Silkworm Pupae (also more pictures)
Pate Twinkie a l'Orange avec frisée et fourchette

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Munroe,

You've survived the plane crash on the mountain top but are without food. The Republican candidate, alas, did not make it but may still serve.

Republican-on-a-stick coming up!

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That was truly scary. One wonders where the woman slept or even if she slept.