Food
Chokeberries
Through research I have found some important information about Sioux food. The Sioux were hunters and gatherers. They collected and ate various types of fruit like choke-berries as well as potatoes, nuts, and other fruits. The Sioux also grew corn. They hunted rabbit, buffalo, deer, elk, and birds. They also made pemmican, a meat jerky type of food. The reason for eating the way they did was because they were adapting to the conditions on the move.
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Pemmican Recipe
This recipe, from Gary Night Owl, makes the Pemmican snack that the Sioux carried with them.
How to make 10 pounds of Pemmican using modern methods: Grind five pounds of dried meat to meal-like consistency Mix with one pound of raisins and 1/2 pound brown sugar Stir into four pounds of melted fat (I prefer blueberries or blackberries over raisins - it was the old way.) Pemmican cakes were traditionally kept in rawhide bags. Canvas or suede bags work quite well. They also freeze well. Eat Pemmican cakes raw or fried. |