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Rivergirl_2007
True Blue Farmgirl
332 Posts
Shirley
Karnak
IL
USA
332 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 6:31:16 PM
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Anna - as promised, I located the recipe. It is from my college days when we had a course in Indian and Early American recipes. I am copying it from the printed sheet given in the class. At the end of the course, we prepared every recipe contributed and had an open-house lunch for anyone on campus. I remember how surprized everyone was when they learned what they were eating.
Pemikken: This recipe was originally a form of pemmican and called for equal parts of dried lean meat well pounded or ground and added to fruit. It was pressed into very thin wafer-like cakes, dried throughly and stored in a cool place until needed. Prepared as a concentrated high-energy food, used for emergency rations. It aided in relief of constipation and anemia, or that tired dragged out feeling one gets in later part of winter.
Modern version: Select equal parts of dried fruits, such as raisins, prunes, apricots, apples, peaches, etc. and run these through a chopper, using a coarse blade, add chopped walnuts or pecans. Mix well and form into small balls the size of walnuts. Press slightly between the palms of your hands to flatten. Can be used in place of cookies and candy. Great for camping or picnics.
Please let me know if you make this, if it is what you were looking for, and how it went over with your family. I had forgotten about it and haven't made it in 20 years or more.
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