what salt, smoke, and time do to preserve meat. Are you paying too much for WATER disguised as meat? Modern chemical injection just adds water and makes meat require preservation. And all of this old knowledge is designed to help one sleep better in the face of anxiety provoking global circumstances--well except for the practicality of salting and smoking. Why Medieval Meat Lasted 3+ Years While Your Bacon Rots In 5 Days 5:12 hours of sleep. And a nod to things I did not buy visiting the QFC o n the S end of Broadway for the first time in a LONG time. I did want some bones for broth. I did not find any and OH LORD is the grocery store scene tiresome now. I did not realize I would need to show my receipt. They did let me out of the store... Shitty day for leg pain even though in general it felt good to be out walking. dry cured cold smoked 5:36 hours of sleep on freshly washed sheets. I could definitely use more especially after a round of techno frustrations.