goose7181

"Salt was not always a component of traditional Native American preparation of jerky meat. Salt is now the most common ingredient added to jerky to enhance flavor, and more importantly, it plays a crucial role in the preservation process. Salt helps to pull moisture from the meat, aiding in the drying process." university of north dakota.

in real life a common way to keep meat for a lot longer was to dry it and make it into jerky, so i feel like it would be a cool idea to add that into the game for the winter or long journeys where you dont want to go foraging a lot.