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Everyday Life
Game 54
Keeping food fresh before the fridge
Butter, milk and a stone slab
A video by British Pathé
The game's question
Read the clues, then fill in the letters together, one blank at a time.
Before there was a fridge in every kitchen, keeping the butter and the milk fresh took some thought. Off the kitchen there was a small, chilly room, or a cupboard with a mesh window. On its shelf lay a cold stone slab, where the milk jug and the butter dish stood. What did you call it? The _ _ _ _ _ _
One word to fill in, six letters
Need a hint?
The word begins with the same two letters as ‘ladle’. Then ask what else stood on those cold shelves at home, and who was allowed to go in.
See the answer
Answer: The larder – the chilly room with its stone slab for the milk and butter.
Why this game : Naming a room that has gone from most homes brings back the old kitchen – its smells, its sounds and its shelves.
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