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Who: Mitsuru, Syaoran, Lizard McDeadcarcass, anyone
Where: Outside the cave entrance
When: Day 145, late morning
What: science experiments and meat! a winning combo!

[Two (slightly bloodied up) boys coming out of the caves after having snuck off at ridiculous o'clock in the morning today -- victorious! They've got themselves a nice little fatty lizard which is floating on home behind them courtesy of some wind magic. Which creates a mini hurricane of wind for anyone nearby when it's released. WHHHOOOOOSH.]

How many strips will we need?

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To do it properly. There's doing it for flavor sure. But doing it for preservation needs a lot more time. The house thing helps. You can do a lot at once and leave it there longer unattended.

And pickling? How do you do that?

I think its...salty water. I'm not sure entirely on that one. I know there's liquid.

How much salt would have to go onto the meat to keep it?

Completely covering it. But don't worry about the amount.

That's something I can get us plenty of without cost. I know where it's located.

Is it far?

A little, but I can make it there and back without being gone too long.

Where is it?

Sworn to secrecy on it, sorry. I can ask Allen if he's okay with Orion knowing where it is though. I'm the only one on Cepheus who does. It's never been an issue before.

He wants to keep it for trading though.

That makes sense. Though if that's the case, I'd like to have an alternative method available in case we're unable to get salt.

Would drying work? That keeps the mushrooms.

Drying meat....ah, I don't know about that one. We can try, certainly.

We were going to try drying with air, baking it dry, soaking it in alcohol, and salting it.

Drying with air will lead to rot. Unless you use your magic, maybe.

Baking it will let it keep for...hmm...a few days.

What difference would the magic make?

Faster process. Drying it is just getting out all the moisture, right? Letting it sit around waiting for that naturally...

Maybe if you cut it into very thin bits it'd work, but otherwise it'd rot first.

A steady blast might be different though? I don't know. I never really thought too hard about preserving. My thoughts are generally Get Ice.

...I wonder if I could just take all the water out of it.

[Looks thoughtful.]

Ice will work, too?

Yeah if you just freeze it, it will keep until the ice melts.

Does it have to be prepared before that?

...no?

...I see. Thank you.

Sorry I'm not more help. I'll get you guys that salt this afternoon though. Should be home by dinner.

Syaoran said you'd show us how to cut the meat?

Yeah! I can fit that in before lunch and then I have a thing I promised to help Hydra and Canis with after lunch and then I can get salt and be home in time to make dinner.

If you don't have time, say so.

I can freeze it, and anyway we have enough salt to get started. I watched you cut the meat last time; it won't be perfect, but I think I can do a decent enough job.

I have time, just not a lot. I'm on a schedule is all. I'm making you aware of it. We should have enough time.