When it comes to fruit in your Pemmican be sure you grind it into a powder or you can purchase crushed dehydrated blueberries and cherries to make it easier.

Pemmican Recipe Ingredients:

•Meat– Native Americans used animals such as buffalo, deer, elk, and moose, but regular beef is fine. It’s best to use chunks that are lean, such as the thigh or shoulder.
•Fat– Just ask your butcher for a pound of beef suet. Most people prefer fat from the kidneys, but it’s not absolutely necessary.
•Extras– You can add all sorts of things to pemmican: berries, dried fruits, chopped nuts, maple syrup, peanut butter… some people have even added chocolate and sugar. These are all completely optional.

Instructions
1. Dry Out the Meat – Be sure to cut off all the fat first, then slice the meat as thin as possible and place it on a drying rack in full sunlight. Start as soon as the sun comes up because it will take all day. It needs to be very brittle.
2. Grind Up the Meat – Throw it in a food processor and grind it until it is powdered. If you don’t have a food processor, just mince it up as much as you can and grind it in a blender.
3. Render the Fat –Cut off all the meat first then heat up the fat. You can use a crockpot, the oven, or the stove. I prefer a cast iron pan on the stove. When it’s done, pour it through a mesh strainer to filter out all the crispy bits.
4. Mix the Meat and Extras – If you have fruit powder or any other dry extras, mix it with the dried meat first. Use a large bowl.
5. Add the Fat – Add one part fat for every two parts of meat. Slowly pour the hot liquid fat into the meat while stirring it up. You can also add wet extras: peanut butter, syrup, etc.
6. Form It –Spread it in a dish and let it get firm enough to cut into bars or squares or roll it into little balls.

Wha-La! You are ready for the grid to go down!

Pemmican has an excellent shelf life but to make it last longer you might want to store in airtight containers. Then, keep it in a cool, dark, dry place. When it’s time to take it out, maybe on a wilderness trek, you can place it in a Ziploc bag.

For more detailed information please go to the Urban Survival Site. They will give you some great tips and tricks regarding your Pemmican, including keeping it in the freezer, wrapped tightly to keep moisture away, for even longer shelf life!