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Also because salt itself was much more valuable back then you wouldn't have as much or even any salt in your fresh food so you use the "preserved in an intolera
by cgannett 1y ago
Also because salt itself was much more valuable back then you wouldn't have as much or even any salt in your fresh food so you use the "preserved in an intolerable amount of salt" food products with the unsalted food products to get a quite tolerable middle ground at consumption time. Mash potatoes and pickle bits mmm
- jimbokun 1y ago> Mash potatoes and pickle bits mmm And thus potatoes and sauerkraut was born.
- ddoeth 1y agoWhile sauerkraut fermentation uses salt, the main technique preserving the cabbage is the fermentation and sauerkraut is thus not super salty (about 1% of the weight is salt)
- ben_w 1y agoWithout the potatoes, they hadn't arrived from the Americas by this point.
- IAmBroom 1y agoClearly, they meant rutabegas, turnips, and cabbages.