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.
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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.
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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.