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Before the Widespread Use of Refrigerators,people Often Preserved Their Food

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Before the widespread use of refrigerators,people often preserved their food for long-term storage by adding large amounts of salt.In the context of osmotic pressure,why is this process effective against food spoilage? Are all microorganisms inhibited by high salt?


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