i did experiment with meal decay, so i have taken the liberty to update the page with my finding about the barrel + salt + water thing
== Decay Prevention ==
Discussion: [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/131286-meals-with-salt/ Meals with salt]
Moved from the main article as this requires more testing:
* A common myth is that water, salt, or water plus salt will decrease the decay rate of meals in a barrel, but this has been proven to be false.
* [[Salt]] cooked into meals halves the damage of a decay tick on the meal. Experimentation on identical meals (one with salt, one without) stored in a bucket inside a building (no water in the bucket) has resulted in the following results:
10.0 QL meal with salt
Day 0 = 0.0 damage
Day 1 = 0.0 damage
Day 3 = 60.0 damage
10.0 QL meal without salt
Day 0 = 0.0 damage
Day 1 = 0.0 damage
Day 3 = 0.0 damage