With Summer right around the corner, it is definitely fishing season all over the country. The fisherman are hitting the waterways! Casual weekends are filled with power fishing and the smell of fish fry’s to enjoy all of that fresh caught delicious tasting fish that they may not have been able to enjoy while the […]
Are you an exotic jerky lover? Do you love different flavors and spices that are made to enhance the meat? If you have not tried our Alligator meat jerky at Mountain America, you have to give it a try! Did you know, compared to other meats, alligator meat is low in fat, low in calories […]
Memorial Day and the 3 day weekend brings to mind that summertime is almost here. Kids are out of school pretty quick and schedules must be rearranged. One thing many of us tend to struggle with is keeping healthy snacks on hand for the kids that are in and out of the house all day […]
We talk a lot about jerky around here because that is mainly what we do. But did you know that we also have some delicious additions to our healthy snack foods with some amazing smoked cheese and gourmet nuts? I have to tell you about them so you can see the whole picture! We were […]
If you enjoy making your own venison jerky or game jerky and have a favorite recipe that you love to make, there are some safety concerns that you should be aware of when handling game. People have been handling game for thousands of years and as the settlers and Indian tribes, as well as millions […]
Have you ever had Elk Jerky? We have spent hours perfecting our elk jerky recipe and you need to try it out. Mountain America has the finest elk jerky on the market. Here is why. We pride ourselves on the fact that we use only the best meat. No growth hormones or steroids are used […]
Following the history of jerky from its humble beginnings as a way to sustain life during the Aztec and Indian era as well as seeing how jerky worked for explorers over the past hundreds and thousands of years, jerky has come full circle to where we are now in history. Jerky today has become a […]
As settlers populated the eastern part of the United States and towns and cities grew up overnight; there became an urge to move west. American Indians reigned over the western part of the country and jerky was a big part of their existence. As we mentioned earlier Bison jerky or Buffalo, as it is more commonly […]
As more and more settlers started coming to the New World, jerky become an important protein source. Thanks to the American Indians that shared their secret to curing and cutting the meat into strips, jerky really helped sustain life to those settling the New World. As encampments grew to towns and cities and ever expanding […]
Now that we know jerky has been around for hundreds and hundreds of years thanks to the Incas, jerky also made its mark in the New World. With the knowledge of drying and preserving meat learned in South America, in and around what we know as Peru today, the Incas may have passed along some […]