There is no use trying to be more spiritual than God. God never meant man to be a purely spiritual creature. That is why He uses material things like bread and wine to put the new life into us. We may think this rather crude and unspiritual. God does not: He invented eating. He likes matter. He invented it. I know some muddle-headed Christians have talked as if Christianity taught that sex, or the body, or pleasure, were bad in themselves. But they were wrong. Christianity is almost the only one of the great religions which thoroughly approves of the body – which believes that matter is good, that God Himself once took on a human body, and that some kind of body is going to be given to us even in Heaven and is going to be an essential part of our happiness, our beauty, and our energy.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Indian	Game	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Buffalo or beef meat
		Soy sauce (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

This was a method of preserving buffalo meat on the trail, a method
taught us by the Indians. The meat was dried in the sun, and then could be
kept for weeks in the wagon. It was later reconstituted in the form of a
soup or stew, or it was eaten just as it was.
You can prepare your own jerky with very little trouble.
Trim the meat of all fat. Slice the buffalo (or beef) into strips 1 inch
wide and 1/8 inch thick. "Jerk" or pull them a bit and place them on a
baking rack. The meat can be dried in a home food drier or it can be placed
in your oven overnight. Leave the oven door open and set the thermostat to
as low a temperature as possible. You may need to experiment with your
oven, as you do not want the heat to rise above 145&deg; to 150&deg;. My large gas
oven is perfect for this, as the pilot light is on all the time and the
resulting temperature is just right. If you have such an oven, you can do
this process in 12 hours.
If you wish some additional flavor in your meat, you can soak the slices
in a bit of soy sauce before drying them.
Jerky will keep for 3 months in an airtight container; for longer if
frozen.
From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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