George Shirley wrote:
Nick Cramer wrote:
"binarybill" wrote:
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What did the American Indians do?

According to my grandmother they hung it over racks made of sticks, put
a couple of kids to watching it and to drive off the flies and the dogs.
Sun and wind would eventually dry it out but quite often they threw it
away because it turned green or soured. When dry the western Indians
pounded it with berries and other edibles to make pemmican. That being
said, we modern people don't have the constitution for eating food that
may be going "off" or getting ready to go off.

Most peoples who eat hot chiles did that originally to disguise the
flavor of rancid or near rancid meat.

Thanks, George. My question was rhetorical. I've always wanted to try
making pemmicin, but haven't found a recipe that sounds right. My Thai wife
is good with the molcajeta, so that part would be easy! ;-)

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