Suppose I'm a butcher in London around AD1000 and it's a particularly cold winter (below freezing). Would I need keep salting my meat like usual or would I be aware I can just store it outside untill it warms up again? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Suppose I'm a butcher in London around AD1000 and it's a particularly cold winter (below freezing). Would I need keep salting my meat like usual or would I be aware I can just store it outside untill it warms up again?

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Are there any real records of the peasantry from this age, particularly before the plague? I wouldn't think there'd be much given the pool literacy.