It wasn’t that long ago when there was no refrigeration for the long term storage or transportation of food. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit were strictly seasonal items. Food preservation with salt and pickling was common. Meat was smoked and salted for Grains were one of the few food items that could be relatively stored and utilized.…
It wasn’t that long ago when there was no refrigeration for the long term storage or transportation of food. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit were strictly seasonal items. Food preservation with salt and pickling was common. Meat was smoked and salted for Grains were one of the few food items that could be relatively stored and utilized. Small family farms with a diversity of animals and organic fertilization of the soil was common place. Going further back in time wars were fought over the sources of salt.
It wasn’t that long ago when there was no refrigeration for the long term storage or transportation of food. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit were strictly seasonal items. Food preservation with salt and pickling was common. Meat was smoked and salted for Grains were one of the few food items that could be relatively stored and utilized. Small family farms with a diversity of animals and organic fertilization of the soil was common place. Going further back in time wars were fought over the sources of salt.