Pemican and Parfleche

[Leifer]

Been awhile, but I put together a write-up of a recent project on parfleche and pemmican. If you've never tried to make pemmican or done any parfleche making, here's a nice project for you. Hope this helps out!

montanandakotan.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-pemmican-and-parfleche-meat-folder.html

Leifer

[blackhand]

Leif,
Instead of a food processor, make a stone-headed hammer from a river cobble (peck a groove and bind to a wood handle with rawhide, see below for one I made) and pound the dried meat (using a stump/piece of wood as an anvil) until it can be shredded (similar to sinew for bows). Then mix with tallow and form. I suspect the texture will be more pleasant.
Albert

[TurkeyCreek]

Interesting. Have to add this to my list of things to try. 
TC