hotpress hotpress read all about it ! Apols for long post. Found googling. Things should still be folded correctly no matter !
‘The term cupboard comes from the original cup board, where cups and mugs were stored. This term goes back to the 12th century as ‘cuppebord’ when cups and mugs were stored on boards, often stacking them on top of each other to save space. When needed, the boards were taken down one at a time, the cups staying on the board as the server transferred them into the kitchen or dining hall to be used . . . why carry 3-4 cups at a time when a board of them gets the job done faster?
By the 16th century, these boards were incorporated into an enclosed box to keep them cleaner (ie: rodents). Over the centuries, these ‘cupboards’ or cabinets were used to keep rodents out of food, too.
The term press comes from the Irish ‘prios’ which is a non-specific word for a place/cabinet/container to store things. A hot press is a cupboard with a hot water tank in it or an airing cupboard.
The term larder comes from the 13th century ‘lardier’ where lard was kept . . . essentially a very cool room to store fats (butter, lard, cheese, cream, etc) . . . aka a buttery, but this was also a separate room at times, as it was solely used to make butter.
The term pantry comes from the 13th century French term ‘paneterie’ which is where bread/baking was stored, aka a bread room . . . pan meaning bread, which is where we get the term pan when referring to sliced bread, or formed bread baked in a bread pan.
The term pantry is also a room between the kitchen and dining room where food is prepared before service.’