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how did people keep their food cool before refrigerators and freezers were invented?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.They packed them in ice or left them outside their larder window to keep cool. Also lots of preservatives were used to keep them fresh - its no coincidence that the spiciest food comes from the hottest countries e.g. India - spices would preserve food for longer so were added to keep food 'fresh' - cured ham and smoked fish are also early examples of preserving food. Meat would often be bought or usually killed just before consumption to keep it fresh.
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