Read the Preface he wrote. He tells off quite smartly the people who might criticize him for having it "looked over" by a friend before publishing.
When the killed a bear, or a deer, he wouldn't hall the carcass back to his house, dress it out and eat it on the spot. After killing a bear, or two, he would take the bears back to camp, dress them out, and salt them down right there before any bacteria had a chance to spoil it, then hall them home where it would last all winter long.
If you look online on how to salt down beef, I think that method of preserving meat is just as good as canning.
Canning is an excellent way to preserve food. When I was a kid I remember lots of people use to practice canning.
I read a couple books on David Crockett a couple of weeks ago. The one I found most interesting was:
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF DAVID CROCKETT, OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. 1834 Written by David Crockett Himself.
Read the Preface he wrote. He tells off quite smartly the people who might criticize him for having it "looked over" by a friend before publishing.
When the killed a bear, or a deer, he wouldn't hall the carcass back to his house, dress it out and eat it on the spot. After killing a bear, or two, he would take the bears back to camp, dress them out, and salt them down right there before any bacteria had a chance to spoil it, then hall them home where it would last all winter long.
If you look online on how to salt down beef, I think that method of preserving meat is just as good as canning.