HI Nathan – I can’t say we’ve had them in extreme heat so I don’t know! Sorry:)

Hi Kit – yes you can eat it straight from the freezer or store it wrapped for a few hours before it becomes too “melty” to eat – as Steve discussed in the article!

Hope this helps and you enjoy the pemmican! Let us know how you like it

I’m interested in trying this recipe but have some confusion as to how to prepare it after its frozen, can you eat it frozen or do you defrost it somehow first? If you do defrost it how is that done without it melting etc? Am I the only one confused about that? It may be because I haven’t been eating meat for like 15 years or so and I have just forgotten about how to cook it etc.

HI Marlene, freezing is really the best way to preserve this recipe.

If you research it enough you’ll find that what you typically hear about saturated fats is not true. The biggest study that people refer to was one in which they grouped trans fats and saturated fats together, which gave a false analysis. When the information was separated & the trans fats were separated (categorically) from the saturated fats, the study actually showed that saturated fats are protective against heart disease, diabetes, etc. There have been numerous other studies that back up that finding. 2 easy reads to look into: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon (most of it is recipes, but the beginning section and all the tidbits throughout the book are very informative and fascinating) and Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Dr. Mary Enig (she was one of the researchers that tried to correct the lipid study way back in the day, but the other researchers had already been well compensated by vegetable oil producers & they began to black list her). Most doctors don’t understand nutrition cause almost all of their training is about pharmaceutical drugs & even the ones that got nutritional training are given faulty information as many nutritionists are since they go to schools that are funded & backed by special interests. I lost weight & my health improved greatly when I cut out vegetable oils & started eating a bit more saturated fats.

Thanks for all the great info. You guys are so real, approachable, loving and dedicated and doing a much-needed service!

Hi Steven, thanks for the reply about the cranberries. I really think you should include something in the recipe about this. I wouldn’t want someone to get sick over this.

Eden foods has a dried cranberry sweetened with apple juice concentrate and sprayed with sunflower oil which I trust. Also http://www.shorelinefruit.com/unsweetened-sliced.html. Another possibility is to use unsweetened cherries although those can be hard to find too. There are unsweetened bing and unsweetened tart cherries out there.

Thanks, jennifer

They’re pretty yummy but wondering if they are too processed? Nothing beats home made. It is hard to find bacon that isn’t sweetened. Why do they need to put sugar in bacon?

@Laurie- It will melt eventually, but at 8hrs mine was still very frozen with only a little fat on the fingers. By the 14-16hr mark it was softer and getting to the point at which a 7yr old might have more fun not eating it 🙂

If you test it let us know what you find.

@Jennifer – I believe I got them from the local farmers market in Lansing, MI.

@Laurie – I wondered about this, too. I think the melting point of the bacon fat is high enough that it would stay solid enough until you put it in your mouth. However, this is one that I will NOT be sad to test out!

Nope this will help you avoid heart disease if anything. Quality fats are very heart healthy.

@Susan – it should be.

I love you guys! I am a 11 year SCD veteran and sure wish you were around when I started. I love this recipe idea, yum. However, dried cranberries without sugar are very hard to find. Could you provide a link to your source and note in the recipe that the standard dried cranberries found at the grocery store are not SCD-legal? Thanks for your dedication to this diet and this community.