Thursday, January 08, 2015

word of the day: pemmican

The word of the day is pemmican:
 
dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
Cree pimihka·n (dictionary.com)


"There were footholds in the rocks where local tribes used to climb.  There were also mortar holes they had used for grinding pemmican, and narrow pits where they sharpened arrows."

 - Elizabeth McKenzie, "Savage Breast", 15 December 2014 The New Yorker

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