In message , Marc Wilson 
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>It's easy to forget how foods like cheese, bacon, jam, pickles etc came
>about- because there were no fridges.

And no central heating, and a roaring fire in the hearth which sucked 
cold air in under every door.

My parents had a "meat safe", ie, - a cupboard with a ventilator grill 
in each door.     I suppose they kept [perishables there, or in the 
unheated pantry.

  http://www.materials4diy.co.uk/farmhouse-style-pine-meat-safe-or-larder-
cupboard-25-off_334.htm

We was lucky, we lived in an 'ouse...
-- 
Gordon H
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