Comment by lettergram

For those curious, I wanted to start making my own salt pork —

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdmPIpQZPRg

Effectively it’s pickled pork and can last for a few months. To eat it, you soak it to get as much of the salt out as you can. Good for stews, gravy, etc.

It’s what was done pre-refrigeration for meat.