SC - camping without a cooler

[Decker, Terry D.]

> >But don't many of the things that get preserved have to be canned or
> contained
> >in some manner which is also out of period?  I imagine pickled meat and
> other
> >things must be sealed into a jar or some-such?
> 
> No. Pickled things are preserved by the salt and/or vinegar, not by being
> sterilized and kept airtight like modern canned things. We normally keep
> the pickled meat in a ceramic container with a ceramic lid--period
> technology.
> 
> 
> David/Cariadoc
> http://www.best.com/~ddfr/
> 
Sauerbraten is traditionally prepared in a stoneware crock.  I sometimes
wonder how old the practice is.  I'm fairly certain it is at least medieval
and possibly earlier.

Bear
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