The Meat Safe
I am hanging my nose over one of these: http://vintage-home.co.uk/shop/Fabulous_Original_1940s_Tala_Food_Cabinet_%28hw585%29.htm What is it you say - an old fashioned meat safe - (a more upmarket one than my nan had hers was wood this ones made of metalwhere) literally your meat used to be stored in a meat safe like this but more normally a wooden version in a cold larder. They didn't have deep freezes in those days. Block ice used to be delivered once a week - no mod cons like we have today. But meat safes served their purpose. I remember my Aunty using one on a regular basis as did my grandmother. The fine mesh on the front was to keep away flies. In fact my Nan still had her red and white meat safe in the pantry when she passed. Remember in those days there was no central heating and what heating most houses was, was either provided by a large range cooker if you were lucky enough or a coal fire. I quite fancy one to use as a sto...