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Re-order Paragraphs

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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Even so, salting has never disappeared entirely, since many people still prefer the distinct flavour and texture it gives to cured foods.
  2. Modern refrigeration achieves a similar result by slowing bacterial growth through low temperature rather than by removing moisture.
  3. Salt works by drawing water out of both the food and any bacteria present, so the microbes cannot survive to multiply.
  4. Salting became one of the earliest and most widespread solutions, used by cultures from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean.
  5. Long before refrigeration existed, communities needed a reliable way to stop meat and fish from spoiling during storage and transport.