Saskatoon Pemmican

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup beef jerky, beef or 1 cup venison, coarsely powdered
• 1 cup dried saskatoon berries or 1 cup dried blueberries
• 1 cup un-roasted sunflower seeds or 1 cup crushed nuts, of any kind
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 although you can do it the old way if you wish.
• 3 grind[or pound] the dried meat to a mealy powder.
• 4 add the dried berries and seeds or nuts.
• 5 heat the honey, peanut butter and cayenne until softened.
• 6 blend.
• 7 when cooled, store in a plastic bag or sausage casing in a cool dry place.
• 8 it will keep for months.