Pemmican # 1

1 cup finely ground jerky
1 cup raisins or other dried fruit
1 cup chopped roasted nuts
1/3 teaspoon chile powder
2 tbs honey
4 tbs peanuts
3 cups butter

     Mix all ingredients thoroughly and press into a shallow pan. Cover with wax paper and refrigerate overnight. Cut into bars and wrap in foil. Pemmican keeps well for a long time except in hot weather. This food was used by American Indians for hundreds of years. It has been slightly modernized.