In earliest times, nearly every person had some responsibility for hunting and gathering food. Even these early people probably sought ways to preserve foods. Individuals needed to store what was gathered in times of plenty so they would have something to eat when food became scarce.
As society progressed, people learned more reliable ways to secure food through herding and farming. With these advances in agriculture, a few people were able to produce enough food to feed most of the population. Therefore, food preservation needed to take place on a mass scale. Foods produced in one area needed to be preserved so they could be stored for long periods and shipped to other areas.
Search online to find and read the article “History of Packing and Canning” by Adel P. den Hartog. Then answer the questions that follow.