How Soviet Housewives Stored Food: Nothing Spoiled Even Without a Refrigerator
Without a doubt, a significant portion of modern housewives are not even aware of how to extend the shelf life of some products.
But for women who were forced to take on the responsibilities of everyday life during Soviet times, these tricks have long ceased to be a secret.
So, at that time it was believed that cheese would stay fresh longer if stored next to sugar.
It is worth noting that there is a grain of truth in this, since refined sugar is quite capable of absorbing excess moisture.
And to keep the bread from going stale for as long as possible, regular salt, poured into the bottom of the bread bin, helped.
An option to make Borodinsky preserve its softness much longer is to replace the salt with potato slices.
It is no secret that in those distant times some families had to learn to exist without a refrigerator, especially when it came to summer cottages.
But even in such conditions, the meat reserves did not spoil for a long time - and a small piece of cloth soaked in 9% vinegar helped with this. It was worth wrapping a piece of meat in it.
