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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by eru on Monday September 07, 2020 @05:09AM (#24397924)
And if done right, the cheese becomes tastier as it ages.

Not as important today, but more important back then: aging your cheese also concentrates the salt. Salty foods are tasty.

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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by njarboe on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @12:06PM (#24409749)
Good point. Back then salt was valuable in places just short distances from the ocean. Humans need salt, especially when doing hard physical labor, sweating all day.
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