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Food Preservation

Food Preservation

Clever ways the ancients made food last centuries

Eleanor Konik
Jun 28, 2021
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Yesterday’s word of the day was dessicate, and lately I’ve been trying to write daily microfiction in response to word-of-the-day prompts. Inspired, I tried to learn more about obscure food preservation techniques I could use to deepen the worldbuilding of my fantasy universe, Verraine.

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