It's similar to the English word larder, where perishable food and drink were stored before we all had refrigerators. From Wordnik.com. [Rss news feed for Morning Advertiser] Reference
The word "larder" is a nice one, because it means both a place where food is stored, and a supply of food, especially for a household. From Wordnik.com. [Toast:] Reference
Our larder is not too much encumbered with provision. From Wordnik.com. [Act II] Reference
And I don't know anyone who would say they have a "larder"-probably because what would have been in a larder, is in a fridge now. From Wordnik.com. [Basic Kitchen Part IV: Pantry] Reference
And a larder is a place where meat etc is kept from O Fr 'lardier' - a bacon tub. From Wordnik.com. [Basic Kitchen Part IV: Pantry] Reference
But to fit that collectionIn an airplane’s hold sectionTo get back to my larder is harder. From Wordnik.com. [Florida Keys Swordfish Limerick Contest] Reference
There was one appalling night when the treasury was entirely depleted, and the larder was a veritable Mother Hubbard's cupboard. From Wordnik.com. [Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley] Reference
Every man of consequence carries with him a kind of portable larder, which is a box with a shelf in the middle, and a sliding door. From Wordnik.com. [Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery] Reference
The moonlight shone in at the window - but standing by the larder was a stout, formidable figure, half in moonlight, half in shadow. From Wordnik.com. [The Rubadub Mystery]
I think 'larder' is quaint and kind of appealing. From Wordnik.com. [This is not a blog post] Reference
Forest, where a hollow tree, said to be his 'larder', is still shown. From Wordnik.com. [Keats: Poems Published in 1820] Reference
There were three fireplaces and three beds and a kind of larder for the purpose of keeping fish. From Wordnik.com. [Pioneers in Canada] Reference
Murtagh, who had stepped out to the "larder", was about to take up one of the eggs, and carry it to the "kitchen.". From Wordnik.com. [The Castaways] Reference
"In the cubicle near the larder were the loose tins that poor Armytage and myself had collected from all round the hut before we left. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
In the latter case a larder might be the answer. From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Stash | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Boil the macaroni, or use any cold that may be in the larder. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
The worst thing, however, was the deplorable state of our larder. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
"There's a lovely pie in the larder, dear," said Mrs. Barraclough. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Should there be any brown sauce in the larder it is nicer than gravy. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Nights that paled to dawn with no luck to bring back to Suzette's larder. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
When stranded I know what to grab -- Your larder is ever my rock of refuge. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island] Reference
Garnish with any cold vegetables in the larder or with some green pickles from. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Game, too, was plentiful and the electric rifles of Tom and Ned added to the larder. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold] Reference
Our larder was not over and above flush, and a few fish would prove quite acceptable. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
They found an abundance of goats on the island and were able to replenish their larder. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
I was thankful, indeed, that I had stocked my larder so well on that last day at Bolderhead. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
Mince the meat finely; if there is any cold rice in the larder it will do; if not, boil some. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
It contained what was a God-send to the larder of the mess, -- a quarter of fine tender meat. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
As long as Mr. Noble was well, he was able to procure game and kept their larder tolerably well stocked. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
We've now got a larder full of jars of jam, chutney, honey, tomato passata and various vegetables sott'olio. From Wordnik.com. [Tobias Jones: a retreat of one's own] Reference
A couple of hours in the orchard yield a larder full of produce at substantial savings over markets and farm stands. From Wordnik.com. [Liz O'Connell: 5 Tips for a Memorable Fall Outing] Reference
Again, there are days when he is in luck, when some generous parishioner has had the forethought to restock his larder. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
It consists of two rooms on each side of the front door, with a tiny passage used as larder, wood-hole, saddle-room, &c. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
In the past the usual method has been to exert this frugality with what is already on hand in the larder left-overs, so to speak. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
Lolling indolence was in the air and plenty in the larder: big fruits, strange game, which they cooked in a makeshift oven consisting of. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
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