My dad was born before refrigeration. He loved salt cod and tried to share it with us kids. Your post cracked me up, but made me miss my pop.
Did you ever eat any salt cod? When I lived in Alaska my brother bought some. It came from someplace on the Atlantic seaboard - Nova Scotia I think. It was interesting stuff. Came in a little wood box and was completely encrusted in salt crystals. We soaked it in fresh water for a while and it was actually quite good. Sure didn’t need to add any salt, that’s for sure!