Making a meal out of mice


	Making a meal out of mice

dl211

8-8-2009 7:16 PM

91 views

tags:

rat, on, a, stick, yummy

dl211 says:

[Malawi, with a population of 12 million, is among the poorest countries in the world]

fear not Malawi - with Obama and Congress spending us out of the recession, we will join you soon.

Add a Comment

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from August 8, 2009

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/f99cedf1-4420-4447-a050-4db60d36f79f/454FF489-B2E0-417C-A17A-EF27E8F37747/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice" style="font-size: 11px;">news.yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice"><H1 id="yn-story-title">Making a meal out of mice in Malawi</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.yahoo.com/img/AB447C04-3D00-4FE8-ADE9-520CAC774424" alt="In this June 20, 2009 photo mice are sorted according their size after being" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice"><P>LILONGWE, Malawi – Cooked, salted or dried, <SPAN id="lw_1249764464_0" class="yshortcuts">field mice</SPAN> strung on sticks are sold as a popular delicacy in <SPAN id="lw_1249764464_1" class="yshortcuts">Malawi</SPAN> markets and roadside stalls. The mice are hunted in corn fields after the harvest when they have grown plump on a diet of grains, fruits, grass and the odd insect. The most widely eaten species is known locally as Kapuku, gray in color and with a shorter tail than the more common rat.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice"><P>Young boys have to be quick as they chase the mice through the fields and catch them. But local villagers have also come up with an innovative trap.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice"><P>One method involves digging holes and putting <SPAN id="lw_1249764464_2" class="yshortcuts">clay pots</SPAN> filled with water into them. The mouth of the pot is smeared with fried corn husks. As some of the mice fight for the husks, they fall into the pot and drown.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_mighty_tasty_mice"><P>Malawi, with a population of 12 million, is among the <SPAN id="lw_1249764464_3" class="yshortcuts">poorest countries in the world</SPAN>, with rampant disease and hunger, aggravated by periodic droughts and crop failure.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/454FF489-B2E0-417C-A17A-EF27E8F37747/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips