what is pemmican
Pemmican is a concentrated mixture of fat and protein used as a nutritious food.The word comes from the Cree word pimihkan, pimÃ®hkÃ¢n which itself is derived from the word, pimi, pimÃ®. fat greasehe pemmican was cooked in two ways in the west; one a stew of pemmican, water, flour and, if they could be secured, wild onions or preserved potatoes.
Traditionally, pemmican was prepared from the lean meat of large game such as buffalo, moose, elk or deer. The meat was cut in thin slices and dried over a slow fire, or in the hot sun until it was hard and brittle. About five pounds of meat are required to make one pound of dried meat suitable for pemmican.he pemmican was cooked in two ways in the west; one a stew of pemmican, water, flour and, if they could be secured, wild onions or preserved potatoes.