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∙ 9y agoFrom the Preparedness Blog Network: How To Salt Fish.
I recently came across a cookbook from the 1850s. That cookbook is very interesting covering all types of pioneer cooking. One of the articles covers the preserving of shad, a type of fresh water fish. The recipe used for shad can be used for any fish.
The following recipe is taken directly from the cookbook.
"Clean the shad nicely, place them in layers with back down, and laid open so as the inside of the fish may be up. Sprinkle each fish plentifully with ground salt, and let them stand twenty four hours. This draws out all the blood. Wipe them all dry with clean napkins.
Place them in layers in a clean tub, with the backs down as before. For one hundred shad take half a lb. saltpetre, and 2 pounds of brown sugar. Strew plenty of rock salt over them with the saltpetre and sugar, there is no danger of putting on too much salt as they will only absorb a certain quantity."
As you can see, this is a very simple recipe. You will notice this recipe uses quite a bit of salt, I strongly recommend that everybody store at least 100 pounds of salt, if you intend to do any food preserving. Saltpeter or saltpetre is commonly known as potassium nitrate.
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∙ 10y agoIndians in the old days used to leave strips of meat out in the sun. This would dry them out. So no moisture would be in them which is what bacteria look for. If you seal something up in a plastic bag it keeps moisture and oxygen out which is what bacteria NEED.
Hope this helped. :)
~Ocarina
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∙ 13y agoSalt is considered antibacterial, meaning that it inhibits the growth of bacteria.
Salt is also used in fermenting, because it inhibits the growth of mould and yeast, and can be used to control the fermentation.
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∙ 9y agoTable Salt is usually also mixed with Salt Peter for meet preservation. The Table salt removes water from the meat creating an environment in which most bacteria can not reproduce. Thus the meet does not go bad. The Salt Peter has the effect of preventing a bacteria not affect by the Table Salt (botulism) from reproducing. The two together make it possible to preserve meet almost indefinitely when air dried further.
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∙ 15y agoSalt draws out the water and kills harmful bacteria. Say you get a cut on your arm, if you go swimming in the ocean it will heal much faster than if you just leave it be.
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∙ 13y agoIf I'm not mistaken it has to do with moisture. Things spoil or rot because of moisture and salt absorbs the moisture.
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∙ 12y agoMost bacteria, which cause food spoilage, cannot tolerate the high salinity. The salt draws out moisture, causing them to die.
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Will whole milk and skimmed milk spoil in three days?
no not likely unless it is not refrigarated. most milk will spoil less than three days if it is left out.
Why does meat spoil less rapidly when unsliced?
Less surface area to attract bacteria
How does lettuce spoil?
by letting too much or too less moisture get into them
Which molds the fastest apple or bread?
Bread will spoil the fastest because when bread is exposed to elements such as bacteria it will spoil in no less than 3 days. The apple will take about 5-6 days to spoil because of its hard structure.
What is the difference between regular butter and unsalted butter?
Butter in the package has a composition close to 80.0% milk fat, 1.2-1.5% salt, 17.5-17.8% water, and 1% milk solids. If butter is salt-free, the moisture and fat contents are adjusted to a slightly higher value to compensate.
Why do you use unsalted butter in cakes?
Salted butter is not usually as fresh as unsalted butter. The salt is used as a preservative, not for seasoning. If you want a better answer, watch the Food Network show Good Eatsby Alton Brown.
Are lays chips fried?
Yes, Lay's chips are salted. However, you can find chips with less or no salt.
Should a diabetic eat salted nuts honey etc.?
I won't address "should." A diabetic can eat nuts, in moderation.(Note that unsalted nuts are healthier for everyone, diabetic or not. You can buy raw nuts and roast them (200 degrees C for 15 minutes or less, to taste) or buy salted nuts and rinse them and then dry them in an oven for a very short time.)Honey:Most diabetics find that honey affects them similarly to sugar. So you shouldn't eat more of it than you would of sugar. If you're not sure, you'd have to test your own blood-sugar levels.
What preserve food?
That depends on the type of food. There are several ways to preserve food: Dehydrate the food (Food with less water will not likely spoil), Freeze Foods and add antimicrobial chemicals.
Are college students more or less likely to brush their teeth than high schoolers?
Less likely Less likely
What is a characteristic of sodium in processed foods?
Salted peanuts contain less sodium than cereals on a per-gram basis
Is less likely an adverb?
No. In the pair, likely is an adjective, and less is an adverb. Likely by itself can be an adverb, as in they'll likely fail.
