What actually was true was this: In order to have meat for the winter, people would preserve it insalt, not a spice.
事实是这样的:为了在冬天有肉吃,人们会用盐来保存肉,而不是用香料。
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The ham is covered insalt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years.
火腿上撒上了盐,以便风干保存,然后挂起来放上两年。
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One afternoon in 1625, Bacon was watching a snowstorm and was struck by the wondrous notion that maybe snow could be used to preserve meat in the same way that salt was used.