Pemmican has been called natures perfect food. Fur traders,explorers,expeditions,trappers all carried Pemmican as a ready food source. It supplied the body with total nutrition, providing all you need, except water. Four ounces provides a full days nutrition.
You can use bison,elk,moose,antelope,or deer. The pioneers dried the raw meat in the sun,but you can heat it in the oven on low heat until hard.
2-3 pounds of meat,cut in thin strips, dried hard and pulverized into a powder
same amount of beef fat(50/50) ratio ,melted on the stove on low heat to avoid burning
you can also add fruit (cranberries,bluberries,etc.) to make a different tasting treat
pour melted fat in a pan, and stir in meat and or berries
let cool and cut into 2 inch squares(about 4 oz)
pioneers carried their in rawhide pouches, but any type of wrapper or container wiil work
You can use bison,elk,moose,antelope,or deer. The pioneers dried the raw meat in the sun,but you can heat it in the oven on low heat until hard.
2-3 pounds of meat,cut in thin strips, dried hard and pulverized into a powder
same amount of beef fat(50/50) ratio ,melted on the stove on low heat to avoid burning
you can also add fruit (cranberries,bluberries,etc.) to make a different tasting treat
pour melted fat in a pan, and stir in meat and or berries
let cool and cut into 2 inch squares(about 4 oz)
pioneers carried their in rawhide pouches, but any type of wrapper or container wiil work
