@CharlieApples
I live on the Flathead res in Montana and have had pemmican with huckleberries, serviceberries, pine nuts, morel mushrooms, and dried cherries, among other things. Bison ranching is still a big thing out here, and it’s so important to keep that going. I can’t imagine the landscape without them.
@Ebaadsiddique
It's crazy how well edited and informative short form content has become. There are so many great visuals and historical information in this video of less than 2 minutes.
@richwood8650
I've been making pemmican for about ten years. I love the stuff. Rehydrate with water and pour over mashed potatoes. Simply amazing.
@zev0202
we have a similar food source in mongolia, its called borts. it allowed us to sustain our military campaigns in the thriteenth century
@sherrymerrill6317
I've read about Pemmican since I was in grade school, but I never knew how it was made. I'm 50 now and I'm so grateful for the education.
@flossfish6249
now I finally know what I've been forcefeeding my Rimworld colonists for the past year
@sophroniel
What people may not realise is that suet is solid at room temp but can be rendered more easily than other fats. It's usually around the kidneys and adrenal glands to protect those delicate and important organs. pemmican often has dried berries or fruit leather inside to make it a more complete food.
@Elgreenstuff94
Hello, in france we do have a very similar process for rillettes. We boil pork meat for really long, then when the meat is super tender, you effortlessly separate all the fibers of the meat simply by gently crushing it. Then we had the pork's fat to cover the meat, it preserves the meat much longer. We store the rillettes in jars because the final product is not “solid” (not like your bison version) but rather a kind of paste, like a kind of pâté that you spread on good bread, it is real good stuff from middle ages no jokes.
@wackywally69420
I saw a cree recipe that was close to what ive eaten at local gas stations on the reservation near where i grew up and they dry out like a whole leg of cariboo or some other meat, pound it into a fine powder, and then mix in fat which makes like the smoothest texture ever. Also add some dried fruit and u have a snack better than any jerky
@ts4686
Some First Nation tribes also added dried berries to that for fibre and other nutrients rich for trekking, traveling long lasting food source.
@christy032866
So you're making a " head cheese" out of bison. What a great idea! My family's from the hills of Kentucky. Mom used to make head cheese from the head of hogs. Nothing went to waste!~ Mamaw Christy ❤❤❤
@freakyflow
In my Canadian Metis family noted in a 100+ book There is a Moose pemmican with "seasoned berries" I would think Wild Blueberries as there is thousands of bushes along the French river Raspberry And cranberry dried out Another item with birch water And staghorn sumac ..I think the English word is "steeped" in water And some other root that is a Cree word that has lost meaning
@chuckroyal
It was also made with dehydrated blueberries as well. You got the superpower food of blueberries and the protein and energy from the beef and its fat. Literally a long preserved super food for the ancient peoples, especially when traveling long distances or over the long winter months.
@ballaouiabdennour
I’m Moroccan and we’ve been doing this for centuries but with cows’ or bulls’ meat and fat in a special way and using special spices with the meat before drying it mainly by exposure to sun rays . We often cook it with eggs once it’s all done .
@gyromurphy
I add dried blueberries to mine. It has a surprisingly complimentary flavor to the beef and fat. Pemican is very easy to make and lasts virtually forever
@kanekiken1667
Interesting fact: Mongolia empire used similar method like this throughout their campaign which allowed them to conquer vast and wide area without needing of logistics they were very self sufficient
@sunnysideup2663
Sharing old pioneer ways is necessary for the future generations. Thank you for teaching survival skills.
@iluvMCRsupercool
i remember being taught about this in school and how the natives would store it in the bladder of the buffalo so nothing ever went to waste!
@alexmontenegro9991
Remember folks: people of the past were just as smart as we are. They just didn’t have the same technology that we take for granted.
@feralkid1879