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Carnivore269 > typed:
> "Theresa" > wrote in message
> >...
>>>>>> The most basic recipe would be
>>>>>> to combine equal parts of rendered fat and dried meat. That's it.
>>>>>> Beyond that, you can add whatever types of nuts or berries you
>>>>>> like. You can even use onions, garlic, salt, pepper...basically
>>>>>> whatever will dry well and add calories or taste good. The ratio
>>>>>> would stay at 1:1, with any additional ingredients being counted
>>>>>> with the meat. For example:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Basic Pemmican
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1 cup fat : 1 cup dried meat
>>>>>
>>>>> Or substitute other solid ingredients for the meat?
>>>>
>>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> Got it, thanks! :-)
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Why so high in fat? Is it really necessary? I'm asking out of
>>>>> curiosity,
>>>>> not argument. :-) Would it be bad to do, say, 1 cup fat, 1 cup meat
>>>>> and 1 cup dried fruit?
>>>>
>>>> Traditionally, fat was used as a binder and to add calories. The fur
>>>> traders weren't concerned with fat content, per se. I'm sure one
>>>> could get away with much less fat in the recipe, but you'd have to
>>>> experiment a little to get the ratios right. The fat is what holds
>>>> everything together. Your above suggestion of 1:2 would probably
>>>> work out fine...but again, you'd have to test it to be sure.
>>>
>>> While this may not really be a diet food, I'd probably be tempted to
>>> at least try... ;-) Keto-diet foods are not notoriously low in fat
>>> anyway, and sometimes the workload at work gets to the point where
>>> easy munchies are a GOOD idea. :-)
>>>
>>> If/when I play with this, I'll post recipes, but probably to
>>> rec.food.cooking.
>>
>> Oh, that'll be a FUN cross-post. ;-)
>>
>
> Did and done... ;-)
> It will be interesting to see how they respond to a thread about
> pemmican recipes.....
>
> C.

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