Originally Posted by
willibrord
Pemmican would be an excellent choice for a high calorie cyclists snack. Traditionally made from moose or bison meat it consists of dried and pulverized meat mixed with tallow and dried berries.
The voyageurs, who were no strangers to long and arduous days of extreme exertion, thrived on it.
Here is a youtube vid of how to make modern day pemmican. It doesnt look that difficult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GoyoO4G5Y8
What you fail to mention is that Voyageurs also ate tons of Bannock...If you don't know what Bannock is then study history and do some research...I made pemmican more than 25 years ago and tested it on wilderness trips. I used homemade beef jerky and beef tallow. It takes a lot of time to get adapted to it and used to it, it's an ideal survival food which will keep you going for a long time but I wouldn't use it as a fuel for bike training.