Greek methods of food preservation?

[d_kakavouli]

I remember my family doing some things to preserve food as I was growing up but we got away from them. The thing is, some of the options were actually delicious! My yiayia made sun-dried tomatoes, spoon sweets, her own tomato paste, etc. It was one of the things that made her food delicious.

I am trying to figure out what she did! I am curious if anyone knows anything about the following:

- Traditional Techniques: I know the ancient Greeks did a lot of preserving and some of the methods translate to modern?
- Modern Adaptations to Old Techniques: Maybe to make the process easier?
- Local Variations: Are there different regional things?

 

[k_tsoukalas]

I think I read somewhere that the "spoon sweets" (gluko) were an ancient technique for preserving food that is alive and well today.

Now with refrigeration, we've moved away from a lot of it.

Perhaps salt brining olives and sun-drying tomatoes is another old method of preserving food?