I think the record I’ve seen apples last without refrigeration was two months, three maybe with a fridge. They were shriveled and slimy and gross but still edible. Not sure how well the C preserved, apples aren’t notorious for large quantities of it anyway.
Citrus is a bit less long lasting, either drying out or succumbing to mold.
apples aren’t notorious for large quantities of it anyway.
Yeah, I’ll concede that.
But again, long storage is not just feasible but relatively trivial - a cool basement, harvest before ripe, many months of apples to be had. Maybe it depends on the cultivar? Either way, for most of human existence in seasonally cold climates, storage simply was the only way for having access to fruit during winter and early spring.
Lemons if stored correctly will last 10 months. My grand father would just toss them in a dark storage room in Greece and they lasted until the next harvest.
Cool and dark, he would just toss them in baskets in a dark space that didn’t even stay that cool. He might have picked them before they were ripe but I dont remember.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 month ago
Fresh fruit spoil easily. How do you preserve fruit for months without destroying the vitamin c, before refrigerators were a thing?
splendoruranium@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Your body only needs tiny amounts of Vitamin C and you can easily store fruit like apples for more than half a year without refrigeration.
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 month ago
I think the record I’ve seen apples last without refrigeration was two months, three maybe with a fridge. They were shriveled and slimy and gross but still edible. Not sure how well the C preserved, apples aren’t notorious for large quantities of it anyway.
Citrus is a bit less long lasting, either drying out or succumbing to mold.
splendoruranium@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Yeah, I’ll concede that.
But again, long storage is not just feasible but relatively trivial - a cool basement, harvest before ripe, many months of apples to be had. Maybe it depends on the cultivar? Either way, for most of human existence in seasonally cold climates, storage simply was the only way for having access to fruit during winter and early spring.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 month ago
On a boat, possibly in the tropics, without spoiling? Doubt.
splendoruranium@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Huh, “sailors” indeed. I can honestly say that I hadn’t noticed this was about boats up until now.
czardestructo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lemons if stored correctly will last 10 months. My grand father would just toss them in a dark storage room in Greece and they lasted until the next harvest.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 month ago
What exactly does “stored correctly” mean? I assume dry and cool?
czardestructo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Cool and dark, he would just toss them in baskets in a dark space that didn’t even stay that cool. He might have picked them before they were ripe but I dont remember.