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So in that situation trade the costly spices for ten non-rotten pies, is my point.

• boomboomsubban 4y ago
  There aren't ten non-rotten pies available. As winter progresses, almost all the food is getting progressively more rotten. This story is of a Norwegian ship, a place where they regularly ate fish soaked in lye. Their food options weren't great.
  • idlewords 4y ago
    Yes, I give up, you are right. As winter progresses in Norway, everything starts to go off in the heat and the only way to avoid starvation is to season the rapidly decomposing food supply with spices worth more than their weight in gold. I withdraw my erroneous comment.
    • baremetal 4y ago
      "Spices can also exert antimicrobial activity in two ways: by preventing the growth of spoilage microorganisms (food preservation), and by inhibiting/regulating the growth of those pathogenic (food safety; Tajkarimi et al., 2010)"
    • satvikpendem 4y ago
      Food can decompose even in the winter, but you likely knew that already given your sarcastic reply.