<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:19:30 -0000, "Ophelia" > wrote:
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>>Is chipped beef like ground beef but dried?
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> No. No resemblance.
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>

For years my Dad has been making 'jerky' by seasoning very lean ground beef
(or ground elk or venison when available) and then drying-it out overnight
in a round, stackable dehydrater. I get presented with pounds of the stuff
on a yearly basis. It is strips of dried, slightly moist beef.

I've taken to chopping the strips into julienne-style bits and treating it
exactly like I would regular chipped beef. It makes a very good 'SOS', if
just a little more chewy than is usual.

MJB