Does anyone have experience of using a larder set into the wall of a house and kept cool by air entering from outside through a wire mesh . . . ?
Or of the kind of 'meat-safe' which is a mesh-doored-cupboard fixed to the outside of the house . . . ?
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Yup, the former - I was in a temporary house while my new flat was being updated by the council, and I had a fabulous larder. Kept things cooler than the fridge, and this was midsummer.
Heather . . .
I was so pleased you answered this.
I once lived in a house where there was a larder let into a very thick wall, with a vent to the outside.
You could store cooked meat in there for days (as well as milk)and it stayed pleasant, useable and safe.
Because everyone has fridges, nowadays, I was beginning to doubt my memory.
I was worried someone might say 'yes, I used one - but everything went off'!
This re-inforces my conviction that, when such simple things can be effective, environmentally sensible and . . . so very cost free . . . that we are being conned into buying loads of completely unnecessay things . . . umm . . . like fridges.
But why don't architects include old fashioned larders in their designs for new houses? That absolutely stumps me!
Susan
Yes, we had one at home! The main problem was stopping the milk going off in the summer. We didn't have a problem with meat but I suspect that was because my mum shopped daily or every other day. I guess it would be more risky if you only shopped once a week. What I don't understand is why so many people keep things like eggs and marmalade in the fridge!
Hello Knit Nurse
I think you have just made a case for traditional, daily milk deliveries!
I too am surprised what people keep in their fridges. Tomatoes loose all their flavour when cold. Cheese is pretty grim too.
And marmalade! What's that doing in there?
Susan
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