Pemmican Prep. Guide

[BushEd]

Came across this guide for making pemmican, seems fairly comprehensive; although as with all these sorts of foods they never really tell you how to make it in the bush

http://www.traditionaltx.us/images/PEMMICAN.pdf

The guy says that is the only food that can completely meet all human nutritional needs, just a glass of water to drink and you can remain healthy with nothing else....

while its probably the best way to store calories i can think of, i don't know if this is true...surely you need fibres and vitamins etc...

anyway, enjoy

 

[rik_uk3]

Corned beef comes pretty close and tastes a dam site better IMHO.

 

[forestwalker]

Corned beef comes pretty close and tastes a dam site better IMHO.

I've either only had ****e corned beef or superb pemmican, because the only way to describe the corned beef I've eaten is with Mick Dundees immortal words, while pemmican made from reindeer with dried cranberries and blueberries is *quite* good.

 

[BushEd]

Corned beef comes pretty close and tastes a dam site better IMHO.

is it possible to make corned beef in the field though?!

 

[Greg]

I thought this part of the forum was for lovely grub! Pemican is far from Lovely!!! Interesting recipe though!

 

[andybysea]

According to the prog Race to the pole, its far from all your nutritional needs when used long term.

 

[AJB]

Ok, interesting stuff, will it last as long with fruit in it, although I fancy it less, but once made, who do you eat it - as the metioned corned beef, sliced and eated cold or hashed up? Or cooked in stews etc, but I guess that would just liberate all the fat.

 

[BushEd]

I would reckon you could do either with it...as long as the fat is getting into your body it doesn't matter whether melted or not surely?

Won't keep as long with fruit in, but i reckon it would still last a good while. Without fruit i know if its done right it can last 2 or 3 years, and in theory indefinitely. Fruit is a way for mould to get in so as long as its well stored should still have a trek-proof shelf life

 

[AJB]

My only experience of it is hearsay and Mr Mears opening a WWII can of it in the jungle on one of his progs. Did/does (I don’t know if it’s still used) the military stuff have fruit in it (and if the fruit was similarly dehydrated would it affect the shelf life that much?). And my point about liberating the fat was more about palatability than efficacy.

Sorry for all the questions and does that all sound a bit shirty? I had too much coffee earlier hence still up and about

Is anyone going to try making some?

 

[BushEd]

LOL oh i see. yeah all that melted fat gone taste goooooooood. imagine eating bacon grease

dunno exactly about the fruit, as i too am going on other peoples knowledge, namely a detailed thread on another forum...think they put some seasoning on it, and the fact that its in an airtight can as opposed to a buckskin bag also helps.

Will definitely try making some soon, watching the meat counter,but really want to do it from a hunt, for all the fresh fat, rather than buying suet from the supermarket. i would want to do it out and about, rather than in my kitchen - can't really see the point of doing it with appliances; but, to each his own

Good luck with making any, let me know how it goes, and how it goes down

 

[AJB]

Gonna let you try first mate

 

[maddave]

I'd eat pemmican if I was near death, but before that comes carrion, witchety grubs, worms, wildfowl, domestic pets and soil

 

[BushEd]

I'd eat pemmican if I was near death, but before that comes carrion, witchety grubs, worms, wildfowl, domestic pets and soil

lol surely there must be some way to make it palatable...

 

[FreddyFish]

I'd eat pemmican if I was near death, but before that comes carrion, witchety grubs, worms, wildfowl, domestic pets and soil

LMAO.......... but soil aswell? Is it really that bad?

 

[rik_uk3]

is it possible to make corned beef in the field though?!

I thought you took pemmican with you on a trip and did not rely on making it on route? On an extended trip in real bush you would need to make extra but come on, be serious, hiking and starvation ain't a possibility in the UK so making pemmican is just a bit of fun. I'd rather knock up a quick spag bol or curry with corned beef than eat pemmican to be honest but then I'm not into 'Hard Core' camping and survival.

 

[BushEd]

yeah if you're just going for a UK bimble...but my plans are very much otherwise

 

[AJB]

yeah if you're just going for a UK bimble...but my plans are very much otherwise

Go on...

 

[BushEd]

Roughly sketched with no specifics (they're all secrets )

 

[AJB]

Wow, for years I’ve wanted to ride the Pacific coast of the US on a motorbike (specifically an R1200GS Adv – the dream), but I guess you’re doing something much more energetic!

 

[BushEd]

Ah man i did something like that a few years ago. Drove from LA to San Francisco in a old convertible. The coast line is incredible, and the highway (Pacific Highway 1 ) sits right on the edge of the continent; little restaurants on stilts hanging out into the sea.

If you ever get a chance do it. Would love to do it on a motorcycle too; i'd go for an old stripped out Harley, Hunter S Thompson style