[Artemisia] A New Discussion - SCA Skills in a Modern Plague

[L.J. Richards]

I've never heard of being able to keep fresh meat more than 1-2 days without 
refrigeration/freezer and be safe.  I know if you have a choice between 
eating fresh raw fish vs. fresh red meat, chicken and the like, or pork, you 
better choose fish.  And pork is extremely short term.  It's the reason you 
see dietary laws dating back  several thousand years regarding pork  It just 
doesn't keep well.   But meat that is jerked, smoked, salted or pickled 
works pretty well.  Of course, one needs containers....

I don't think lard would protect you from the organisms found in fresh meat 
of any kind.

Bronwen of I.