How Sailors Kept Meat Edible for Months Before Refrigeration

How did sailors keep meat edible for months at sea before refrigeration existed? In this episode of Table of Centuries, Arthur Vale explores the salt, barrels, ration systems, and shipboard logistics that kept naval crews fed on long voyages — and what happened when any part of that system failed. Did anyone in your family serve at sea? Tell me what they remembered eating aboard ship.