Pemmican

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Chokecherry Pemmican-

Ingredients:
1 pound dry or smoked moose meat
1 cup of chokecherries
1 cup of lard
1 cup of sugar
16 by 16 inch piece of fine canvas cloth
1 heavy rock or heavy object (preferably a rock)

Preparation:
Pound the dry meat with heavy rock in the canvas cloth, to a fine consistency.
Add the chokecherries to the dry meat and pound together until well mixed.
Add the sugar and lard to the meat/chokecherry mixture and
combine, mix to a meaty type consistency.
Roll into balls to be eaten as finger food.

Servings: Three - Four

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Pemmican

2 Lbs. Dried Buffalo, or Deer
1 Qt. Choke Cherry, Elderberry, Blackberry, or other Fruits.
Add Meat Drippings to bind the mixture.

The Buffalo Strips that have been dried in front of the fire can be beaten
until
they are
like a
corn meal. This Buffalo Meal is then combined with Choke Cherry, Elderberry,
Blackberry,
or
other fruits, and Meat Drippings to bind the mixture. The meat may be any
type,
and can be
dried in a common dehydrator.

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Saskatoon Pemmican

Yield: 3 cups
1 c Jerky; beef or venison
1 c Dried Saskatoon berries or
-dried blueberries
1 c Unroasted sunflower seeds or
-crushed nuts of any kind
2 ts Honey
1/4 c Peanut butter
1/2 ts Cayenne [optional]
This version uses peanut butter rather than melted suet or lard as the
binding agent, which is more palatable for today's health conscious
diets.
Grind [or pound] the dried meat to a mealy powder. Add the dried
berries and seeds or nuts. Heat the honey, peanut butter and cayenne
until softened. Blend. When cooled, store in a plastic bag or sausage
casing in a cool dry place. It will keep for months.