article_snippet: I rushed to a larder and breathed a sigh of relief.
article_snippet: Indeed, my sister Sofie always jokes that we could survive a nuclear winter with the contents of a larder.
article_snippet: a larder had saved the day.
article_snippet: According to research, a larder has come back in from the cold.
article_snippet: John Lewis say that half of their customers shopping for new kitchens want to integrate a larder into their design.
article_snippet: Indeed, the very word ‘larder’ makes you think of the cavernous cold rooms found in stately homes such as Highclere Castle (where Downton is filmed), which traditionally were bursting with salted meat, pickles, preserves and fresh bread.
article_snippet: But you’ve never had to be a lord to own a larder.
article_snippet: Kitchen suppliers and property agents have reported that more buyers are now looking for built-in larders like Kirstie's (pictured). '
article_snippet: A good larder can even add value to a property,' says the TV presenter .
article_snippet: It was the arrival of the fridge in the mid-Fifties that dampened our ardour for A good larder.
article_snippet: Though the first ones cost the equivalent of £4,500 in today’s money, as prices came down and more people were able to afford one, larders went out of fashion.
article_snippet: To be honest, a cool larder is one of my favourite things in our home.
article_snippet: There was already a larder in our house in Devon, so when our moved into our second house in West London nine years ago, I had one built into the kitchen.
article_snippet: ‘PLEASE KEEP THE LARDER
article_snippet: As we only have two cupboards in we entire kitchen, it’s not just food that we keep in the larder.
article_snippet: So, why do I love her beloved larder so much?
article_snippet: My TV colleague Phil Spencer says My TV colleague Phil Spencer’s noticed an increase in buyers asking for a larder when searching for property.
article_snippet: There’s something about a larder that appeals to our emotions to do with providing for our family.
article_snippet: A larder is more ecological, too.
article_snippet: But a larder, well, apart from a light switch, a larder’s energy free.
article_snippet: What’s more, a larder adds value to the house — though a larder’s hard to say precisely how much.
article_snippet: I’ve always said that a house only works if the kitchen works — and for me, the larder is the secret of a truly successful kitchen.
highlights_snippet: Before fridges were commonplace almost every house came with a larder .
  