State dinners often consist of, but are not limited to, black tie or white tie dress, military honor guards, a four or five course meal, musical entertainment, dancing, and speeches made on behalf of the head of state hosting the state dinner as well as the foreign head of state.
Jerky is lean meat that has been trimmed of fat, cut into strips, and then dried to prevent spoilage. Normally, this drying includes the addition of salt, to prevent bacteria from developing on the meat before sufficient moisture has been removed.
You can use any of the spices you use for sliced meat jerky but add 1/2 oz of water per pound of meat and; A technique I've learned that makes it so much easier is to form the meat in square disposable foil pans about 9 x 9 size. I developed this recipe in response to request from the members on Smoke Pit Forum.