Bear Jerky

[tenngun]

Just after writing the above we do hear of bear hams. This might just be the thigh of s bear but I wonder if whites salted and smoked bear meat :idunno:

 

[George]

Just after writing the above we do hear of bear hams. This might just be the thigh of s bear but I wonder if whites salted and smoked bear meat :idunno:

In another thread a link was posted to a ledger from the trading post at Fort Pitt, 1759-1760. It contains mostly transactions with the Indians, noting hides brought in, goods traded for. There is a short section which has miscellaneous expenses for the post, and in that a lot of food items show up. Bear is prominent, items for bear fat, bear meat, bear oil and bear bacon are listed. That bacon must have been cured in some way. It doesn't say if it was bought from Indians or whites.

BTW, in another source listing items captured after defeating some Indians, one was very interesting...."a bears gut 1 1/2 or 2 yards long full of bear’s fat ..."

Spence

 

[satx78247]

As much as I like bear made into pot roast and/or BBQ, I cannot imagine anyone wasting it on trying to make jerky, even W/O the problem of possible parasites in the meat.
(Any number of cuts of beef are quite cheap to buy & makes great jerky.)

just my OPINION, satx

 

[Black Hand]

I wonder if whites salted and smoked bear meat :idunno:

Try here: https://www.google.com/search?q=bear+hams&source=lnt&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1700,cd_max:1850&tbm=bks

 

[tenngun]

While that may be ham,salted and smokes the word had been used for hip,salted and smoked or fresh. I have never seen bacon used except after preserved.Just as the way that reads I would think that refers to preserved ham. Good find :hatsoff:

 

[Black Hand]

I have never seen bacon used except after preserved.

Pork belly is the uncured cut used to make bacon. It is very popular in the food world, especially in Asian cuisine.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Who eats raw bacon... :shocked2: :barf:

 

[Black Hand]

It isn't eaten raw (not usually), rather it is roasted in the oven. Very trendy in US restaurants right now...

Makes me hungry thinking about it: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=roasted+pork+belly&FORM=HDRSC2

 

[tenngun]

I have never seen bacon used except after preserved.

Pork belly is the uncured cut used to make bacon. It is very popular in the food world, especially in Asian cuisine.

I ment the word bacon used except for bacon.i love side pork.it was just that 'ham' can be salted/ smoked or fresh and it's still a ham.

 

[tenngun]

Salted and smoking will kill crap in the meat such as trich, you can eat dry cured bacon raw safely, the sudden raw fat may make you puke up your guts,between the salt and the texture it don't taste very good. I would say it's something you don't try twice or at least I won't try it again.

 

[Black Hand]

Look up Lardo...

 

[coloradoclyde]

Salted and smoking will kill crap in the meat such as trich,

ӢCuring (salting), drying, smoking, or microwaving meat alone does not consistently kill infective worms; homemade jerky and sausage were the cause of many cases of trichinellosis reported to CDC in recent years.
”¢Freeze pork less than 6 inches thick for 20 days at 5°F (-15°C) to kill any worms.
ӢFreezing wild game meats, unlike freezing pork products, may not effectively kill all worms because some worm species that infect wild game animals are freeze-resistant.
ӢClean meat grinders thoroughly after each use.

To help prevent Trichinella infection in animal populations, do not allow pigs or wild animals to eat uncooked meat, scraps, or carcasses of any animals, including rats, which may be infected with Trichinella.
Content source: Global Health - Division of Parasitic Diseases

 

[Black Hand]

Trichinella creates a cyst which may enhance survival in unfriendly circumstances (much like mold spores) until it finds a permissive environment.