Re(2): sca-cooks Re: Spice Use and Food Poisoning, etc.
Mark Schuldenfrei
schuldy at abel.MATH.HARVARD.EDU
Thu Apr 10 09:35:10 PDT 1997
Just an experiment: Leave some meat in your refrigerator uncovered
(remember, plastic is modern) or covered with cheesecloth for a day or two and
see how that changes the flavor. Having inadvertantly done that recently, I
will attest that the meat changes flavor quite dramatically -- it does not
stay fresh as long.
I am sure it would... but remember that a modern (by which I mean
frost-free) refrigerator is a cold dehydrator. It constantly circulates
cold air that is VERY dry. Now, if you had placed it in a sealed box (like
the non-period Tupperware) and THEN placed it in the fridge: that would be
closer.
I suspect you were well on your way to making jerky. And, all would agree
that jerky is different from fresh meat.
Tibor
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