Pemmican-The Ultimate Survival Food

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How to Make Pemmican: The Original Survival Food
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/pemmican-original-survival-f

/ Pemmican is a portable, long-lasting, high-energy food that was invented by native Americans. It’s made of lean, dried meat that is crushed into powder and mixed with hot, rendered fat. Sometimes people add crushed, dried fruit as well.

The great thing about pemmican is that it is so calorie-dense, just a little bit of it can sustain a full-grown man all day long. This makes it a great food to have in emergency situations, especially if you’re on the move. --- CONTINUED---
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Cracking Open My Stockpile Of Pemmican After 1 Year
http://www.askaprepper.com/cracking-open-my-stockpile-of-pemmican-after-1-year/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=AAP

I decided to make pemmican for the first time a year ago. I used 6 lbs. lean beef, 2 lbs. tallow and 1/3 cup fresh blueberries. It took me around 30 minutes (prep time) and the cooking process lasted around 15 hours

(SNIP) ... Properly prepared pemmican can be stored and consumed for years. No wonder this product is a key food that explorers brought on their journeys.

After the pemmican has been prepared and stored in a cold and dry place, here are the first observations: ---CONTINUED---
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How To Make Pemmican
https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/how-to-make-pemmican/

Pemmican is a mixture of dried meat, fruit, and fat that has been combined into a shelf stable superfood. Some recipes add some flour into the mix or nuts but the basic mix is meat, fruit, and fat.

Venison or bear were the more common meat choices for pemmican in the past but you can use any red meat. Pork and poultry is not recommended because it spoils more readily than red meats. While some people do use poultry meat for pemmican, pork is absolutely a no no due to the risk of contracting trichinosis. ---CONTINUED---
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How To Make Pemmican: A Survival Superfood That Can Last 50 Years
https://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/how-to-make-pemmican-a-survival-superfood-that-can-last-50-years/

[img(125px,100px)]https://20401z3eigij1ugd3g2szg83-wpengi ... DOTcom.jpg[/img] (SNIP) ... The secret to pemmican’s long shelf life is in properly rendering the fat from the meat. The pemmican can be stored in airtight containers without refrigeration in a cool, dark and dry place. If made and stored property, it can last for years or even decades. There are reports of some pemmican lasting 50 or more years.

Let’s look at the steps to making pemmican. ---CONTINUED---
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