Question

storage of food is most important. the principal rule is to have separate places for different types of commodity: dry things can be kept in a pantry with bread and dry linen; wet things are normally stored in the buttery. wine and meat must be kept apart, and cellars should be avoided on account of their dampness. meat should be seethed in summer to keep it fresh, then kept in a cool cellar, soaked in vinegar with juniper seeds and salt. most yeomen will have vats and presses for making cheeses - a valuable source of protein in the long winter season. similarly, most livestock owners have troughs for salting meat or allowing it to steep in brine.

• the time travelers guide to elizabethan england, ian mortimer

which details are stated explicitly? check all that apply.
storage of food was important.
all homes had a pantry and a buttery.
wine and meat needed to be stored apart.
most yeomen had vats and presses to make cheese.
the only way to preserve meat was to soak it in vinegar with juniper and salt.

Explanation:

1. For "Storage of food was important": The text says "storage of food is most important", so this is explicit.
2. For "All homes had a pantry and a buttery": The text only mentions where dry/wet things can be kept (pantry, buttery) but doesn't say all homes had them, so not explicit.
3. For "Wine and meat needed to be stored apart": The text states "Wine and meat must be kept apart", so this is explicit.
4. For "Most yeomen had vats and presses to make cheese": The text says "Most yeomen will have vats and presses for making cheeses", so this is explicit.
5. For "The only way to preserve meat was to soak it in vinegar with juniper and salt": The text says meat should be seethed in summer, then soaked in vinegar etc., but doesn't say it's the only way, so not explicit.

Answer:

• Storage of food was important.
• Wine and meat needed to be stored apart.
• Most yeomen had vats and presses to make cheese.