Timeline for How can I prevent food from spoiling?
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| Oct 14, 2020 at 2:39 | comment | added | Guybrush McKenzie | @John oh in the real world for sure, but the fact that magical healing is the only real way to cure or treat diseases, and the general “magical medieval Europe” divide points to a different understanding in D&D. But this is the kind of thing that varies between tables and campaign settings, even where there seems a fairly solid standard for the game in general. | |
| Oct 14, 2020 at 2:37 | comment | added | John | @GuybrushMcKenzie the fact cooked foods lasted longer was already understood, and germ theory is actually a lot older than you think it just took forever to catch on in Europe. And again dnd technology is very anachronistic. | |
| Oct 14, 2020 at 0:04 | comment | added | Guybrush McKenzie | Worth noting that D&D is generally considered to be pre-germ theory (and a case could be made that bacteria and viruses might not exist as we know them) so Pasteurisation would seem a weird solution to folks in D&D worlds, even if it’s possible. | |
| Dec 26, 2018 at 0:19 | comment | added | John | the preservational effects of sealed cooked liquids was well known for a long time, Appert got his patent for figuring out how ot apply it to solid food on a large scale. The hardest part was developing a reliable seal. | |
| Dec 25, 2018 at 22:07 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | @DaleM Canning might be but the idea predates that. Consider "Pease Porridge Hot", known to be published in 1760 (could be earlier.) The knowledge that heat + a sealed container preserves food must have been well known back then. | |
| Dec 25, 2018 at 20:43 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | If you have magic, why can't you can? | |
| Dec 25, 2018 at 16:03 | history | edited | John | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 25, 2018 at 16:03 | comment | added | John | I don't know how much space you need when using a cork, since the pressure will suck the cork in. | |
| Dec 25, 2018 at 15:21 | comment | added | Vaelus | You need to leave a little bit of air in the container (called headspace) before you boil it to make a seal. | |
| Dec 25, 2018 at 15:15 | comment | added | John | Magic makes for strange technological progression, most fantasy settings have plate mail, buttons, and clear glass bottles but no cannons. | |
| Dec 24, 2018 at 20:21 | comment | added | Dale M | Of course, one wonders what a technique from the 19th century is doing in a medieval fantasy setting. | |
| Dec 24, 2018 at 16:07 | vote | accept | DraconicVision | ||
| Dec 24, 2018 at 14:36 | history | answered | John | CC BY-SA 4.0 |