
Larder
Not a Fridge
A larder is not for cold storage like a fridge, but more like a room for dry or cool goods.
Before refrigerators, every household kept their perishables in the larder.
Historical Usage
Historically common, but the term 'larder' is now more often replaced by 'pantry'.
Grandma refers to the pantry as the larder, a term she learned from her parents.
British English
More typical in British English, and might sound old-fashioned to American speakers.
They noticed the use of 'larder' in the British novel but never in their American textbooks.