Venison Jerky

1. 1

   Cut venison into strips about 1/2-inch thick, 1-inch wide and 12-inches long.

2. 2

   Dig a 3-foot square hole about 3-feet deep.

3. 3

   Make a narrow ditch from the side down into the bottom of the hole to produce an oxygen supply when a fire is built in the hole.

4. 4

   Build a slow fire in the hole.

5. 5

   Put green lengths of small branches over the hole and lay the strips of meat over these.

6. 6

   Cover this over with logs or anything available, but leave enough of an opening so the fire will not go out.

7. 7

   Keep the slow smoldering fire going for about 12 hours by dropping in small pieces of dry wood.

8. 8

   Jerky will keep almost indefinitely.

9. 9

   It may be soaked in water 4 or 5 hours and boiled into a stew.

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