Bifalgorithm post

supply for hundreds of hungry knights, servants and nobles in a massive medieval castle. There were no refrigerators, no freezers, not even ice boxes, yet these stone fortresses somehow kept food fresh for months or even years. It sounds impossible today, right? But for centuries, castle kitchens mastered the art of food preservation using surprisingly sophisticated methods that allowed them to store enough provisions to feed over 1,000 people for half a year. So how did they do it? Let's start underneath the castle. Medieval castle builders were onto something brilliant when they dug deep beneath their fortresses. These massive underground cellars turned out to be nature's refrigerator, maintaining a steady temperature around 55 degrees Fahrenheit 13 degrees Celsius year-round. The deeper they went, the cooler it got, and castled it in the water.

supply for hundreds of hungry knights, servants and nobles in a massive medieval castle. There were no refrigerators, no freezers, not even ice boxes, yet thes…