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Any experience with making jerky from organ meats?
None, I'm afraid. I've just never felt the need to make things like pemmican or jerky whether with raw muscle-meats or raw organ-meats. Jerky is usually more of a favourite of people doing raw, zero-carb as they have fewer decent food-options when travelling far distances. I would assume, though, that the tougher organ-meats like tongue or heart would be more suitable for making jerky out of them, than softer organ-meats like liver or kidney.
Here's a beef jerky-making manual:-
http://www.rawpaleodiet.com/recipes/
You should also contact Lex Rooker on the rawpaleoforum website to ask specific organ-meat-related questions, as he is the ultimate expert on the subject of making raw jerky.
HTH,
RPG.
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