Ardeith l Carter wrote:

> Hey, folks.....didn't someone here make pemmican?

Ardeith, have you not been on this list for two years? To read articles you
missed you can easy do searches of the archives here:

  http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/paleofood.html
  http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/paleorecipe.html

> I need a tiny bit of advice.....before I resort to trying
> to buy it.........................................

No one sells it for a reasonable price.

> Do I have to render beef fat in the oven?

I've never heard of rendering fat in the oven.

> Is there a reason I should not boil it in water, chill it,
> then lift the solidified fat out?

Because you won't get all the water out. Read what I posted on Feb 10th.

Don.