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Greetings Craig,
Most spices have antispoilage properties, and are used to keep things from becoming rancid.

It MUST be true! I read it on the Internet!

[KD5MDK]

But not to cover up the taste of spoiled meat. Given the price of spices in the Middle Ages, it would be cheaper to kill another cow than to put pepper or such on a spoiled one. The only people who could afford spices were people plenty rich enough to afford fresh meat, and those who couldn't afford fresh meat, didn't eat it.