There’s nothing more appropriate than jerky to fuel a trip back
in time and down the Mississippi River.
For the 10,000 years or so that people have lived in the hills,
valleys and prairies along the river, animal flesh, dried and
preserved in the smoke of a slow fire, has been a staple sustenance
– right down to the salty, cello-wrapped shoe leather that tempts
travelers at the convenience store counter.
This time though, it’s something to pass up when yo… (View original article)