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John's Journal... Entry 231, Day 3 JERKY - THE ULTIMATE SNACK FOOD From Ancient Egypt to the Rocky Mountains Editor's Note: At this time of the year, most successful deer hunters have a freezer full of venison. In just a few hours at night, with little or no preparation time, you can cut up some venison strips, soak them in the marinades that we recommend and dry your jerky in the oven, using toothpicks and a dripping tray. To help you solve the problem of responding when someone asks you, "What are you going to do with that freezer full of venison?" this week we'll offer some of our favorite, easy-to-prepare venison jerky recipes. Come to "John's Journal" every day this week to get new and different recipes for making venison jerky. You'll be glad you did. (Or, you can use beef to make jerky, if you're not fortunate enough to have plenty of deer meat). Jerky as a food has been around at least since ancient Egypt. Humans have been making jerky from animal meat that was too big to eat all at once such as bear, buffalo, elk or whales for many years. Jerky was known to the Native American Indians as "pemmican," to the African countries as "biltong" and to the Spanish as "charque." Jerky was a staple food for people living in the Rocky Mountains. They stripped the meat from the carcasses of animals they killed, cut it into different sizes, built smoke huts and then hung the cuts over a fire. Jerky was created when the meat was cut into strips, flavored and then cured. Had they not have been able to preserve the meat, some of these cuts would have gone to waste. This curing and smoking method of preserving meat created nourishment for tough times. Oven
Jerky II: 1) Put steak in freezer for 1/2-hour, until just firm.
Hamburger Jerky: 1)
Grind the leanest venison you can. More Venison Jerky: 1) Cut meat as thin as possible, and remove all fat.
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Another Venison Jerky: 1) Partially freeze meat first, and then thinly slice
venison. To learn more delicious ways to prepare venison, click here to find out about John and Denise Phillips' "Just Venison" CD. TOMORROW: DON'T WORRY ABOUT MAD COW FROM JERKY
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Check back each day this week for more about JERKY - THE ULTIMATE SNACK FOOD ... Day 1 - From Frozen Venison
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