🍨 Today for the feast of St Peter the Aleut, we are going to make a traditional Alaskan treat called Akutaq (pronounced a-goo-duck) which is a Yupik word that means “mix them together”. You may have heard it called “Alaskan Ice Cream” as well! This dish has been made with a variety of ingredients that would be plentiful in Alaska including animal fat from whatever animals were hunted like moose, caribou, fish, seal, whales. Then they would add sweet roots, and foraged berries. Mixed together it becomes a healthy tasty treat that would give them lots of strength and healthy nutrients! This would be a dish that St Peter the Aleut would likely have eaten as it was often sent with hunters on their long journey. So today let’s learn how to make this traditional Alaskan dish using just a few simple ingredients! Ingredients: 1 cup lard (or Crisco) 1 cup sugar 2 cups of frozen berries (blueberries, salmon berries, cranberries, etc.) Wooden bowl Take the lard and add it to the bowl. Whip it up with your hand for at least three to five minutes until it’s creamy and fluffy. Pour at least a cup of sugar into the mixture (estimate). And whip it up until the sugar dissolves. Add the frozen berries to the mixture. And mix it up. Add more berries to the mixture if you want more. The akutaq should have a lot of berries in it. Now the akutaq is ready to eat! Will keep in the fridge for a few days!