Pre-1650 food preservation-- class outline

[bunnyjadwiga]

What I want to cover:

1. Spreading out the harvest
1. diversity of cultivars
2. early/late starting
3. cool, dry storage
2. Preservation Methods
1.  Two main methods of preserving: excluding air, excluding moisture
2.  Fermentation/other bacterial/chemical methods; and why it is a special case
3. Drying
1. Grains
2. Fruits/vegs
3. Meat/Fish
4. Air exclusion/carbon dioxide
1.   burying
2. sealed containers
3. fat or aspic
4. other media, such as honey
5. Salting/Pickling, Fermentation
1.   salt
2. vinegar
3. alcohol
4. fermentation
5. cheese
6. Sugar preservation
1. qualities of sugar
2. suckets, comfits & preserves
7. Smoking: an add-on

Samples:
dried fruit
dried beef (not jerky)
dried peaches with sugar (de Nola)
pears in honey
keg sourkraut
pickles?
pear compote
candied lemon peel
sour cherry preserves

Comments and suggestions welcomed

Comments

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