Taverns could keep a perpetual stew going for years on end, they just keep throwing in new ingredients each day. Because everything is kept hot, bacteria can't thrive and the oldest meat and veggies just break down and dissolve into the broth.
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It's a strange hill to die on, but I'd be happy to argue that the state has no place telling a man he can't eat his own amputated foot if he so chooses.