<story><title>An ancient method that keeps Afghanistan&apos;s grapes fresh all winter</title><url>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-did-people-store-fruit-before-fridges</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ACAVJW4H</author><text>I once heard in central Anatolia people used to store grapes on the vine. They would trim the end of the vine, pluck one of the fresh grapes and stick it on the trimmed end. Finally vines would be hanged from the ceiling of a cool cellar.&lt;p&gt;My grandfather told me that the nutrients and moisture within that one grape would keep the others alive for longer.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jk7tarYZAQNpTQa</author><text>In Spain there&amp;#x27;s a variety of tomatoes called &amp;quot;tomates de colgar&amp;quot; [1], which means &amp;quot;tomatoes to be hanged&amp;quot;. I&amp;#x27;ve also heard the term &amp;quot;tomates de invierno&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;tomatoes for the winter&amp;quot;). The idea is that you hang them in a dark, dry place, and they&amp;#x27;ll last until the next summer. It&amp;#x27;s absolutely amazing picking up a tomato that was collected 6 months ago, and cutting it open to discover a fruit full of juices and flavor.&lt;p&gt;IMO the industrialization of agriculture and livestock was a huge leap forward in terms of yield and productivity, but a huge step backward in everything else (health, taste, variety, know-how, etc.)&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;marksvegplot.blogspot.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;tomates-de-colgar.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;marksvegplot.blogspot.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;tomates-de-colgar....&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>An ancient method that keeps Afghanistan&apos;s grapes fresh all winter</title><url>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-did-people-store-fruit-before-fridges</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ACAVJW4H</author><text>I once heard in central Anatolia people used to store grapes on the vine. They would trim the end of the vine, pluck one of the fresh grapes and stick it on the trimmed end. Finally vines would be hanged from the ceiling of a cool cellar.&lt;p&gt;My grandfather told me that the nutrients and moisture within that one grape would keep the others alive for longer.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>raducu</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve seen the same thing done by my grandfather in Eastern Europe.</text></comment>