In many countries fruits and vegetables which are able to be stored long term were put in root cellars. These were sometimes located under the house […]
In smaller household’s wooden kitchen dressers often fulfilled the job of the pantry and meat safes or ice boxes were used for foods which needed a […]
The ‘dry’ larder was more like today’s larder or pantry, this was where the grain, dried fruits, cooked pastries, dried meats and even some types of […]
Storing food in fat is virtually unheard of these days but this method of food preservation is actually the origin of the of the word larder. We tend to […]
A while ago we were given a little 250ml jar of yacon syrup. The price on the lid was $19.50, but as its best before date was passed we were given it for free with our bulk food shopping.