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Beef Jerky - Jerky of The Month
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Excerpted from the website:
- To some people the word "jerky" conjures up images of cowboys on a dusty trail ride, fur traders and trading posts or Indians in a camp after a hunting trip. And indeed jerky was a staple in the diets of these rugged people. But the jerky of those days was not anything like we know it to be today. Salt and pepper were not readily available ingredients in those day, and the flavors found in today's jerkies did not exist. Additionally, the process of preserving was much different. The American Indians would pound the meat of venison or buffalo into a pulp with lard and berries and keep it in a cool place. This rough form of jerky was and still is known as "pemmican". The lard would act as a preservative, much like duck is stored as confit today. They would also cut the meat into strips and dry it in the open air. This would produce a very bland and dry meat that would eventually be soaked in water before cooking or simmering in stews. The Indians would make a traditional stew called Wash-tunk-ala from dried deer or buffalo, tubers, wild onions and peppers, dried corn kernels, and cornmeal. Though bland by today's standards, it was every bit a gourmet dish in those days.
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- Steamboat Springs CO 80477 US
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- Jerky of the Month
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- +1 970 879 5253, Fax: +1 970 879 7239
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